This actually adds to her appeal in my mind, showing that she’s fallible and occasionally stupid. Later episodes also explore what happens to scientists when they reach a dead-end with regards to their research and the resultant crisis of confidence. The fact that it’s not even clear that he’s a scientist until the prequel shows that his character development is not tied entirely to his level of intelligence. Her passion drives her work but also affects her ability to form relationships. Sagan and his wife Ann Druyan also helped with the story outline. This page itself should be the "List of fictional scientists and engineers." With arch nemeses, secret lairs, and crazy, wild hair, our list of “mad” scientists are sure to frighten a few. WandaVision: What Does Agnes Really Want? Category:Fictional scientists. His ethics are also called into question a bit in X-Men: Days Of Future Past, when he acts as a “de-powering” enabler for the disaffected Charles Xavier, although he’s just trying to do the right thing. He is an uncommon example of a scientist in a superhero film who is not there for exposition or to use complex sounding words to save the day, giving the character much more depth than examples such as Erik Selvig. Related topics. At times it seems clear that it is her love of science and thirst for the unknown that is driving her as much as her childhood issues. Scientifically speaking, she is a ridiculous overachiever, regularly crossing the boundaries of different scientific fields. DuckTales Season 3 Episode 19 Review: Beaks in the Shell! This is rare in itself, and for that he sneaks onto the ‘good’ list. He gets extra respect points in the later-set films for managing to use his intelligence to influence scientific policy, and using his huge intellect to try and make life better for people. The scientists in the film do not have particularly in-depth characterisation because the virus and the process of controlling a pandemic are the focus rather than the people. To be fair, the actual science in this film is sketchy. He is widely used for exposition in the Thorfilms and the first Avengers (although he’s barely in Age Of Ultron). Robert Neville therefore is a pretty realistic scientist in a film that has incredibly dubious science in it. My sympathies are limited for people who manage to get themselves caught up in lab accidents. Edit. Unfortunately it also makes her fall quite a few places down on this list. Well, Spock is probably the most realistic character on a show where William Shatner is considered to be one of the most active lotharios in the universe…! What’s more, this character is the most relatable academic I think I’ve ever seen on screen. One of the more subtle aspects of Contact that really hits home for a scientist is the issue of credit for scientific discovery. Given that Dr Simmons has unshakeable ethics (at least up until the midpoint of the second season) and is even willing to sacrifice herself for others, then she deserves a place on this list. He is also clearly ethical and cares deeply about his students, but he has fallibility too and makes mistakes. Most obviously she is shown being able to perform medical procedures and even autopsies despite being a biochemist by training. Menu. There’s a balance between understanding a culture and intruding on it, and she certainly crosses the line into the latter. In non-fiction, the dimension useful/useless is more important. I haven’t included comic books, because we’d be here all day, so I’m only including film versions of comic-book characters. non-fiction definition: writing that is about real events and facts, rather than stories that have been invented. This list may not reflect recent changes (). They are ranked by a highly scientific* system grading them on 1) their intelligence and common sense, 2) their scientific ethics, and 3) their realism as actual scientists. Plus he turns green when he’s angry. This list may not reflect recent changes (). Edit. The other is intelligence. I also don’t think being exposed to high amounts of gamma radiation would tap into your latent anger issues, so Bruce isn’t doing too well on the realism front either. #alien covenant #anti michael fassbender #fictional scientists #the og jurassic park scientists never would have done any of this nonsense #movies. Well, in part to make a point. 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