does the brain atoms that were once apart of albert einsteins?
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If you mean "does the brain contain atoms that were once part of Albert Einstein?", there is a way to estimate that. But a lot of assumptions have to be made. His brain at death has been preserved somewhere so those atoms haven't gone anywhere. One can assume, however, that his brain 50 or so years before his death, when he did his greatest work, had its atoms dispersed amongst the biosphere, as cell and blood tissue gets replaced. Compute the ratio of his brain's mass to that of the biosphere (mostly atmosphere and oceans). That will be a very small number, with a big negative exponent. Use scientific notation. Then multiply that by the number of atoms in your own brain (a very big number) and see if the result is much greater than one. If it is, there is probably at least one atom of Einstein in your brain.
Do the calculation yourself and have fun with it.
To determine whether the brain atoms that were once a part of Albert Einstein still exist, we need to consider a few factors.
First, it's important to note that atoms are constantly being recycled and redistributed throughout the universe. When a person dies, their body decomposes, and the atoms that composed their body may enter the environment and eventually be incorporated into other organisms or objects.
In the case of Albert Einstein, who died in 1955, his body was cremated, which means it was incinerated. Cremation converts the body into ashes, and these ashes typically contain a mixture of different elements, including carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace elements. These elements are made up of atoms that were once a part of Einstein's body.
However, it is unlikely that these specific atoms can be traced back to Einstein himself due to the process of combustion during cremation. The intense heat of cremation breaks apart most chemical compounds, including the molecules that make up the human body. As a result, the original structure of the atoms is disrupted, and they are transformed into different chemical compounds during the cremation process.
Furthermore, even if we could identify individual atoms that were once a part of Einstein's body, atoms are indistinguishable from one another. A carbon atom from Einstein's body would be identical to a carbon atom from any other source. Therefore, it would be impossible to conclusively prove that specific atoms originated from Einstein himself.
In summary, while the atoms that once comprised Albert Einstein's body may still exist in the universe in some form, it is highly unlikely that they can be traced back to him individually or be recognized as his own.