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{{EFCindex}}The '''female scientist''' is a staple of SF. She has been through several iterations as a cliché: | {{EFCindex}}The '''female scientist''' is a staple of SF. She has been through several iterations as a cliché: | ||
* The mad scientist's beautiful daughter - not a scientist herself, but a loyal assistant; sometimes with some science skills, often a victim of experiments or violence associated with experiments; often the worried person who seeks out the male protagonist for his assistance in locating her missing father - [[Miranda]] in ''[[The Tempest]]'' | * The [[mad scientist's beautiful daughter]] - not a scientist herself, but a loyal assistant; sometimes with some science skills, often a victim of experiments or violence associated with experiments; often the worried person who seeks out the male protagonist for his assistance in locating her missing father - [[Miranda]] in ''[[The Tempest]]'' | ||
* The frigid, awkward, unsexed scientist; the mid-20th century vision of the [[career woman]] -- [[Susan Calvin]] | * The frigid, awkward, unsexed scientist; the mid-20th century vision of the [[career woman]] -- [[Susan Calvin]] | ||
* The [[sexy librarian]] style of scientist, who is often a [[sidechick]] to the male protagonist. | * The [[sexy librarian]] style of scientist, who is often a [[sidechick]] to the male protagonist. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[List of fictional female scientists in SF]] | * [[List of fictional female scientists in SF]] | ||
* [[List of female computer programmers in SF]] | |||
[[Category:Characterization tropes]] | [[Category:Characterization tropes]] | ||
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The female scientist is a staple of SF. She has been through several iterations as a cliché:
- The mad scientist's beautiful daughter - not a scientist herself, but a loyal assistant; sometimes with some science skills, often a victim of experiments or violence associated with experiments; often the worried person who seeks out the male protagonist for his assistance in locating her missing father - Miranda in The Tempest
- The frigid, awkward, unsexed scientist; the mid-20th century vision of the career woman -- Susan Calvin
- The sexy librarian style of scientist, who is often a sidechick to the male protagonist.