William Pearl, a scientist-philosopher, a bore and tyrant in life, did not leave much money after his death, and his will was simple - he bequeathed everything to his wife . He also left a death letter ...... [ She was waiting for a beautiful, gentle message that would read over and over again, at least once a day, and would store forever in a casket. The letter said that John Landy, a remarkable neurosurgeon, asked to give his dead body to science. William's brain will lie in the vessel, and all thought processes will proceed as before. When Mary saw her husband, he resembled a salty walnut. She asked the doctor to give William's brain - she wants to take it home