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	The '''Mad Scientist''' is one of the more common character archetypes of science-fiction, dating back to [[Mary Shelley]]'s novel, ''[[Frankenstein]]'' ([[1818]]), and its title character.		The '''Mad Scientist''' is one of the more common character archetypes of science-fiction, dating back to [[Mary Shelley]]'s novel, ''[[Frankenstein]]'' ([[1818]]), and its title character.

	Mad scientists are usually men, and sometimes have beautiful daughters who end up betraying them for the [[hero]].		Mad scientists are usually men, and sometimes have [[scientist's daughter\|beautiful daughters]] who end up betraying them for the [[hero]].

	Women in the role of mad scientists are rarer, or are punished more quickly by the narrative, without achieving the kind of grandeur accorded to their male counterparts.		Women in the role of mad scientists are rarer, or are punished more quickly by the narrative, without achieving the kind of grandeur accorded to their male counterparts.

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	Mad scientists are usually men, and sometimes have beautiful daughters who end up betraying them for the [[hero]].		Mad scientists are usually men, and sometimes have beautiful daughters who end up betraying them for the [[hero]].

			Women in the role of mad scientists are rarer, or are punished more quickly by the narrative, without achieving the kind of grandeur accorded to their male counterparts.

	~~Women in the role of~~ mad scientists ~~are rarer, or are punished more quickly by~~ the ~~narrative, without achieving~~ the ~~kind~~ of ~~grandeur accorded~~ to ~~their male counterparts~~.		Somehow, mad scientists have been rarely connected with the common trope of [[women and madness]] -- although the frustrated aspirations of women who historically have longed to be scientists might be enough to drive one mad.

			See ''[[The Falling Woman]]'' by [[Pat Murphy]] for an archaeologist who does deal with such madness. [[Gwyneth Jones]]' ''[[Life (novel)\|Life]]'' deals with a type of breakdown.


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The '''Mad Scientist''' is one of the more common character archetypes of science-fiction, dating back to [[Mary Shelley]]'s novel, ''[[Frankenstein]]'' ([[1818]]), and its title character.

Mad scientists are usually men, and sometimes have beautiful daughters who end up betraying them for the [[hero]].

Women in the role of mad scientists are rarer, or are punished more quickly by the narrative, without achieving the kind of grandeur accorded to their male counterparts.

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	See ''[[The Falling Woman]]'' by [[Pat Murphy]] for an archaeologist who does deal with such madness. [[Gwyneth Jones]]' ''[[Life (novel)\|Life]]'' deals with a type of breakdown.		See ''[[The Falling Woman]]'' by [[Pat Murphy]] for an archaeologist who does deal with such madness. [[Gwyneth Jones]]' ''[[Life (novel)\|Life]]'' deals with a type of breakdown.

			==See also==
			* [[Mad Scientist Japanese Tea Party (WisCon 31)]]


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