The strange parts of the body still saved by the great men

Galileo's finger, Einstein's brain, Edison's breath are among the remnants of today's famous scientists.

Galileo's finger

In June 2010, Italy witnessed a special reunion in cultural history, according to BBC. That's when the thumb and middle finger of the pioneering astronomer of Galileo Galilei was displayed with his teeth at the Florence Museum of Science History.

Galileo Galilei's middle finger and thumb are on display at the Florence Historical Museum, Italy.(Photo: Artscatter).

In 1737, when Galileo's body was taken to another tomb, some people stole their fingers with a tooth and burned his spine to make charms with the desire to become genius.

Florence Museum of History of Science bought the fingers at an auction in 2009. Currently, many pilgrims often go to the museum to admire Galileo's finger as well as the pair of telescopes he invented.

Napoleon's penis

In 1821, a British surgeon was accused of cutting off the penis of Napoleon Bonaparte while examining his body on the island of St Helena in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, where Napoleon took his last breath after six years of exile by the British. .

Napoleon Bonaparte, French emperor, was an excellent military and politician.(Photo: Alamy).

Since then, Napoleon's penis has been passed down through generations, from a 19th-century Italian priest to a book seller in London, England, in the 20th century. In 1969, an American doctor bought It costs $ 2,900 to enrich your personal collection. He left it under the bed in a suitcase until his death in 2007.

In June 2016, this doctor's property was auctioned to an Argentinian collector. Among the many items offered for sale are Napoleon's penis.

Einstein's eyes and brain

When Albert Einstein died at Princeton Hospital, New Jersey, USA on April 18, 1955, doctor Thomas Harvey removed his eyes and brain from his body. Today, Einstein's eyes are in a safe in New York, USA.

Thomas Harvey and part of Einstein's brain.(Photo: Wikipedia).

Harvey brought Einstein's brain to the University of Pennsylvania, USA. He divided it into 240 small blocks and slices to send to famous neuroscience experts. Some of the remaining slices of Einstein's brain are now on display at the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Thomas Edison's last breath

The last breath-taking transparent glass tube of American genius inventor Thomas Edison is on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, USA.

Glass tube containing Thomas Edison's last breath.(Photo: Henry Ford Museum).

According to Greek beliefs, breath carries the soul of man. When Edison died in the bedroom in New Jersey in 1931, the doctor took his last breath with a stopper with a stopper right next to him. Charles, Edison's son, sent this test tube to Henry Ford, his father's business partner, to ask for help.