Scientists are desperate to get the brains of physicist Stephen Hawking to unlock the secret.
According to the Daily Star, scientists at universities, hospitals, and medical research centers have expressed their desire to preserve the brain of physicist Stephen Hawking before the funeral takes place.
They believe the process of analyzing the brain of one of the world’s most famous physicists will help explain why Mr. Hawking is able to live 55 years after suffering from a neurological disease.
The physics genius passed away last week at the age of 76.
Museums around the world also want a piece of the brains of the physical genius on display. It is likely that the genius of physics Stephen Hawking will also follow the path of another great physicist, Albert Einstein.
Slices of Einstein’s brain are still on display around the world.
Sources from the Oxford and Cambridge scientific communities believe the Hawking family needs to be ready to face such offers.
“There has always been a movement to preserve the bodies and brains of famous people, geniuses. This appeared from the time of ancient Egypt with the form of mummification” , according to the Daily Star.
It is not clear whether the family of the genius physicist will agree to allow scientific institutions, museums, and medical centers to preserve Stephen Hawking’s brain.
Professor Stephen Hawking died last week at the age of 76. Scientists have long known that his brain ages more slowly than other men of the same age.
Mr. Hawking has had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) since the age of 21. Doctors predicted that he would only live for 2 more years, but the physics genius still survived more than 50 years, leaving many valuable legacies for mankind.