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A stock character in popular fiction; a bumbling scientist working on unlikely ways to save the world, or a villainous one bent on destroying it.
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Mad scientist — A mad scientist is a stock character of popular fiction, specifically science fiction. The mad scientist may be villainous, benign or neutral, and whether insane, eccentric, or simply bumbling, mad scientists often work with fictional technology… … Wikipedia
Mad Scientist — Verrückter Wissenschaftler Der verrückte Wissenschaftler (engl. mad scientist) ist eine literarische Figur, ein Rollenfach oder Stereotyp der Popkultur. Er tritt in Romanen, Comics, Filmen, Fernsehserien und Computer … Deutsch Wikipedia
Mad Scientist (cartoon) — Infobox television show name = Mad Scientist: Experiment in Error caption = format = Animated television series runtime = 30 Minutes creator = starring = Dr. Sy N Tist Brian country = United States network = first aired = 1988 last aired = num… … Wikipedia
mad — W3S2 [mæd] adj comparative madder superlative maddest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(angry)¦ 2¦(crazy)¦ 3¦(uncontrolled)¦ 4 be mad about/for/on somebody/something 5¦(mentally ill)¦ 6 like mad 7 don t go mad … Dictionary of contemporary English
mad — [ mæd ] adjective ** 1. ) never before noun INFORMAL angry: He makes me mad, the way he keeps criticizing me. mad at/with: My boss is mad at me for missing the meeting. 2. ) MAINLY BRITISH very silly or stupid: CRAZY: be mad to do something: You… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Mad Hatter — The Hatter is a fictional character initially encountered at a tea party in Lewis Carroll s Alice s Adventures in Wonderland and later again as Hatta in the story s sequel, Through the Looking Glass . He is popularly referred to as the Mad Hatter … Wikipedia
mad */*/ — UK [mæd] / US adjective Word forms mad : adjective mad comparative madder superlative maddest 1) very silly or stupid You ll think I m mad – I ve just left my job. be mad to do something: You re mad to spend so much money on clothes. a) informal… … English dictionary
scientist — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brilliant, good, great ▪ distinguished, eminent, famous, leading, respected ▪ serious … Collocations dictionary
Scientist — A scientist, in the broadest sense, refers to any person that engages in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge or an individual that engages in such practices and traditions that are linked to schools of thought or philosophy. In a more… … Wikipedia
mad — {{11}}mad (adj.) late 13c., from O.E. gemædde (pl.) out of one s mind (usually implying also violent excitement), also foolish, extremely stupid, earlier gemæded rendered insane, pp. of a lost verb *gemædan to make insane or foolish, from P.Gmc.… … Etymology dictionary
