Brain Drain - Part 1
Author | : Pierre-Henry Gomont |
Publisher | : Europe Comics |
Total Pages | : 78 |
Release | : 2020-12-16T00:00:00+01:00 |
ISBN-13 | : 9791032811641 |
ISBN-10 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Brain Drain - Part 1 written by Pierre-Henry Gomont and published by Europe Comics. This book was released on 2020-12-16T00:00:00+01:00 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Certain details surrounding the death of Albert Einstein are so outlandish as to sound like urban legend: namely, the theft of his brain by Thomas Stoltz Harvey, the pathologist who performed the eminent physicist's autopsy. From these historical events, Pierre-Henry Gomont concocts a picaresque road trip of a tale by turns farcical and moving, whimsical and melancholy, sweeping up in its narrative whirlwind the FBI, a sanatorium, neurobiology, hallucinogens, hospital bureaucracy, and romance. In his dissection of friendship and the forging of scientific reputation, the nimble cartoonist serves up a slice of lovingly rendered Americana for the ages.