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List Of Heroic Fictional Scientists
In addition to the archetypical mad scientist, there are fictional characters of scientists and engineers who go above and beyond the regular demands of their professions to use their skills and knowledge for the betterment of others, often at great personal risk. In this list of fictional scientists and engineers, an annotated alphabetical overview is given of notable characters in this category. In literature * Bertrand Zobrist * Professor Shonku (Byomjatrir Diary, Professor Shonku o Robu, Professor Shonku o Khoka, Professor Shonku o Corvus, Ek Sringo Obhijaan, Swarnaparni and many more by the legendary Satyajit Ray) – world's most respected scientist, inventor and Physics professor in Scottish Church College. He had a bunch of incredible inventions and a series of adventures which he had written in his diary. * Martin Arrowsmith ('' Arrowsmith'') * Dr. Claire Deller (''I, Robot'' and other stories by Isaac Asimov) – chief robot genius of San Diego Robots and Mechanic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mad Scientist
The mad scientist (also mad doctor or mad professor) is a stock character of a scientist who is perceived as " mad, bad and dangerous to know" or "insane" owing to a combination of unusual or unsettling personality traits and the unabashedly ambitious, taboo or hubristic nature of their experiments. As a motif in fiction, the mad scientist may be villainous (evil genius) or antagonistic, benign, or neutral; may be insane, eccentric, or clumsy; and often works with fictional technology or fails to recognise or value common human objections to attempting to play God. Some may have benevolent intentions, even if their actions are dangerous or questionable, which can make them accidental antagonists. History Prototypes The prototypical fictional mad scientist was Victor Frankenstein, creator of his eponymous monster, who made his first appearance in 1818, in the novel ''Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus'' by Mary Shelley. Though the novel's title character, Victor Frankenst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illuminatus Trilogy
''The Illuminatus! Trilogy'' is a series of three novels by American writers Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson, first published in 1975.''Illuminatus!'' was written between 1969 and 1971, but not published until 1975 according to Robert Anton Wilson, '' Cosmic Trigger I: The Final Secret of the Illuminati'' (1977), p. 145. The trilogy is a satirical, postmodern, science fiction–influenced adventure story; a drug-, sex-, and magic-laden trek through a number of conspiracy theories, both historical and imaginary, related to the authors' version of the Illuminati. The narrative often switches between third- and first-person perspectives in a nonlinear narrative. It is thematically dense, covering topics like counterculture, numerology, and Discordianism. The trilogy comprises three parts which contain five books and appendices: ''The Eye in the Pyramid'' (first two books), ''The Golden Apple'' (third and part of fourth book), ''Leviathan'' (part of fourth and all of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Féval, Fils
Paul Auguste Jean Nicolas Féval (called Paul Féval fils) (25 January 1860 – 15 March 1933) was a French adventure novelist, like his father Paul Féval, père. He was the third of eight children and the eldest son of Paul Féval, who was 42 years old and at the height of his success when Paul Féval fils was born. Paul Féval fils became famous for writing sequels and prequels to his father's popular swashbuckler novel '' Le Bossu'' he Hunchback(1857), starting in 1893 with ''Le Fils de Lagardère'' he Son of Largardère In 1914, he wrote ''Le Fils de d'Artagnan'' he Son of d'Artagnan After that he published a more ambitious saga, pitting d'Artagnan himself against Cyrano de Bergerac. Paul Féval fils' ''The Years Between'' series (French title ''d'Artagnan contre Cyrano'') published in 1925 was written with M. Lassez and consists of four books: ''The Mysterious Cavalier'', ''Martyr to the Queen'', ''The Secret of the Bastille'', and ''The Heir to Buckingham''. These ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
