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, there are fictional characters who are

scientist A scientist is a person who Scientific method, researches to advance knowledge in an Branches of science, area of the natural sciences. In classical antiquity, there was no real ancient analog of a modern scientist. Instead, philosophers engag ...

s and

engineer Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who Invention, invent, design, build, maintain and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials. They aim to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while ...

s 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. This is a list of fictional scientists and engineers, an alphabetical overview of notable characters in the category.

In literature

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The First Men in the Moon ''The First Men in the Moon'' by the English author H. G. Wells is a scientific romance, originally serialised in ''The Strand Magazine'' and '' The Cosmopolitan'' from November 1900 to June 1901 and published in hardcover in 1901. Wells calle ...

'') - The inventor of Cavorite, an anti-gravity material. * Captain Hagbard Celine ('' Illuminatus'') - A captain who fights the Illuminati from his

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and with his

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, both designed by himself. *

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'') - The inventor of the space folding engine. * Captain Jaylen Cresida (''

The Lost Fleet The Lost Fleet is a military science fiction series written by John G. Hemry under the pen name Jack Campbell. The series is set one-hundred-plus years into an interstellar war between two different human cultures, the Alliance and the Syndica ...

'') - The captain in the Alliance Navy under the command of Captain John "Black Jack" Geary, and an expert on hypernet gates. * Dr. Claire Deller (''

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'' and other stories by

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Leonid Gorbovsky The Noon Universe (Russian term: "Мир Полудня" or "Мир Полдня" – "World of Noon"; also known as the “Wanderers’ Universe”) is a fictional future setting for a number of hard science fiction novels written by Arkady and ...

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'') - A genius scientist, progressor and spaceship captain, known for his ability to land on planets to survive planet-wide catastrophes and make contact with alien civilizations. * Leo Graf (''

Falling Free ''Falling Free'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Lois McMaster Bujold, part of her Vorkosigan Saga. It was first published as four installments in ''Analog'' from December 1987 to February 1988, and was included in the 2007 omnibu ...

'') - A space engineer who leads a group of genetically engineered four-armed humans known as "quaddies" to freedom. *

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'') - A xenopsychologist whose main occupation is making contact with and studying alien civilizations. *

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'') - A planetologist. *

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'') - A planetologist. * William Harper "Johnny" Littlejohn (''Doc Savage'') - An archaeologist and associate of

Doc Savage Doc Savage is a fictional character of the competent man hero type, who first appeared in American pulp magazines during the 1930s and 1940s. Real name Clark Savage Jr., he is a polymathic scientist, explorer, detective, and warrior who "right ...

. * Lt. Col Andrew Blodgett "Monk" Mayfair (''Doc Savage'') - A chemist associate of Doc Savage. * Dr. Morel (''

The Invention of Morel ''La invención de Morel'' (; 1940) — translated as ''The Invention of Morel'' or ''Morel's Invention'' — is a novel by Argentine writer Adolfo Bioy Casares. It was Bioy Casares' breakthrough effort, for which he won the 1941 First M ...

'') - The inventor of a machine that records and reproduces reality. * The Other Mother (''

Coraline ''Coraline'' () is a 2002 British dark fantasy horror children's novella by author Neil Gaiman. Gaiman started writing ''Coraline'' in 1990, and it was published in 2002 by Bloomsbury and HarperCollins. It was awarded the 2003 Hugo Award for ...

'') *

Captain Nemo Captain Nemo (; also known as Prince Dakkar) is a character created by the French novelist Jules Verne (1828–1905). Nemo appears in two of Verne's science-fiction books, ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas'' (1870) and '' The Mysterious Is ...

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The Mysterious Island ''The Mysterious Island'' () is a novel by Jules Verne, serialised from August 1874 to September 1875 and then published in book form in November 1875. The first edition, published by Hetzel, contains illustrations by Jules Férat. The novel i ...

'') - An ambiguous-to-villainous figure, who later assumes a heroic role. * Leonard of Quirm (''

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engineer. * Col John "Renny" Renwick (''Doc Savage'') - A civil engineer and associate of Doc Savage. * Maj Thomas J. "Long Tom" Roberts (''Doc Savage'') - An electrical engineer and associate of Doc Savage. * Dr. Clark Savage, Jr., aka. Doc Savage (''Doc Savage'') - A surgeon, scientist, adventurer, inventor, explorer, and musician. * Arne Saknussemm (''

Journey to the Center of the Earth ''Journey to the Center of the Earth'' (), also translated with the variant titles ''A Journey to the Centre of the Earth'' and ''A Journey into the Interior of the Earth'', is a classic science fiction novel written by French novelist Jules Ve ...

'') - A 16th-century Icelandic naturalist, alchemist, and traveler whose messages guide a group of 19th-century adventurers. *

Hari Seldon Hari Seldon is a fictional character in the ''Foundation'' series of novels by Isaac Asimov. In his capacity as mathematics professor at Streeling University on the planet Trantor, Seldon develops psychohistory, an algorithmic science that a ...

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Professor Shonku Professor Trilokeshwar Shonku ( Bengali: প্রফেসর শঙ্কু) is a fictional scientist and inventor created by Satyajit Ray in a series of Bengali science fiction books of the same name published from 1965 on. He is the centr ...

('' Byomjatrir Diary'', ''Professor Shonku o Robu'', ''Professor Shonku o Khoka'', ''Professor Shonku o Corvus'', ''Ek Sringo Obhijaan'', ''Swarnaparni'' and other works by

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. He invents several inventions while going on adventures he records in his diary. *

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'') - A literary example of a 19th-century engineer. * Dr. Phineas Waldolf Steel - A roboticist, transhumanist, and industrial/steampunk musician. * Franny K. Stein - A child scientist who invents monsters to combat danger. *

Tom Swift Tom Swift is the main character of six series of American juvenile science fiction and adventure novels that emphasize science, invention, and technology. Inaugurated in 1910, the sequence of series comprises more than 100 volumes. The fi ...

and Tom Swift, Jr. - A father-and-son team of inventors. * Crawford Tillinghast (" From Beyond") - The inventor of a machine which allows perception of normally imperceptible things. * Professor

Abraham Van Helsing Professor Abraham Van Helsing () is a fictional character from the 1897 gothic horror novel ''Dracula'' written by Bram Stoker. Van Helsing is a Dutch polymath doctor with a wide range of interests and accomplishments, partly attested by the ...

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. * Mark Watney ('' The Martian'') - A botanist, mechanical engineer, and astronaut. * Bertrand Zobrist (''

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In live-action films

Individual scientist/engineers in live-action films

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Buckaroo Banzai ''The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension'', often shortened to ''Buckaroo Banzai'', is a 1984 American adventure science fiction comedy film produced and directed by W. D. Richter and written by Earl Mac Rauch. It stars Pe ...

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'') - A particle physicist, neurosurgeon, test pilot, martial artist, and rock star. * Professor Barnhardt (''

The Day the Earth Stood Still ''The Day the Earth Stood Still'' is a 1951 American science fiction film from 20th Century Fox, produced by Julian Blaustein and directed by Robert Wise. It stars Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, F ...

'') - An American scientist who organizes a scientific reception for Klaatu's message of peace. * Dr. Glenn Barton (''

The Man and the Challenge ''The Man and the Challenge'' is an American adventure fiction television series about a scientist who tests problems of human survival. It stars George Nader and aired on NBC during the 1959–60 television season. Synopsis Dr. Glenn Barton i ...

'') - A human-factors scientist. *

Blankman ''Blankman'' is a 1994 American superhero comedy parody film directed by Mike Binder and written by Damon Wayans and J. F. Lawton. The film stars Wayans, David Alan Grier, Robin Givens, Jon Polito, and Jason Alexander. Its plot follows a repa ...

- A science whiz-

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who believes he is a superhero and becomes one himself. * Dr.

Emmett Brown Dr. Emmett Lathrop Brown, commonly referred to as "Doc Brown", is a fictional scientist in the ''Back to the Future'' franchise. He was created by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale. First appearing in the 1985 film ''Back to the Future'', he is an ...

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possible. *

Seth Brundle Dr. Seth Brundle, also known as Brundlefly, is a fictional character and the tragic hero in David Cronenberg's 1986 The Fly (1986 film), remake of ''The Fly (1958 film), The Fly''. He is played by Jeff Goldblum. Brundle was the third of Goldblum' ...

('' The Fly'') - An eccentric but brilliant physicist who invented the telepods, machines capable of

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. * Sebastian Caine (''

Hollow Man ''Hollow Man'' is a 2000 science fiction horror thriller film directed by Paul Verhoeven, written by Andrew W. Marlowe, and starring Elisabeth Shue, Kevin Bacon, Josh Brolin, Kim Dickens, Greg Grunberg, Joey Slotnick, Mary Randle, and Will ...

'') - A scientist part of a team that worked on an invisibility serum and its antidote, tested on animals. He goes insane when the invisibility serum tested on him became irreversible. * Jackson Curtis (''

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'') - A struggling science-fiction writer. * Dr. Miles Dyson ('' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'') - He learns of the destructive destiny of his future creation and later destroys his research. * Dr. Stephen Falken (''

WarGames ''WarGames'' is a 1983 American techno-thriller film directed by John Badham, written by Lawrence Lasker and Walter F. Parkes, and starring Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood and Ally Sheedy. Broderick plays David Lightman, a ...

'') - The creator of the Joshua computer program. * Dr. Charles Forbin ('' Colossus: The Forbin Project'') - The designer of Colossus. * Dr. Clayton Forrester (''

The War of the Worlds ''The War of the Worlds'' is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells. It was written between 1895 and 1897, and serialised in '' Pearson's Magazine'' in the UK and ''Cosmopolitan'' magazine in the US in 1897. The full novel was ...

'') * Charlie Frost (''

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and radio talk-show host. * Kaywinnet Lee Frye ('' Serenity'') - A mechanical engineer. * Dr. Leslie Gaskell ('' Kronos'') - He comes up with a way to destroy the giant machine. * Richard Hannay (''

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'' and ''

Greenmantle ''Greenmantle'' is the second of five novels by John Buchan featuring the character Richard Hannay. It was first published in 1916 by Hodder & Stoughton, London. It is one of two Hannay novels set during the First World War, the other being ...

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-era adventure novels. * Adrian Helmsley (''

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and chief science advisor to U.S. President Thomas Wilson. * Dr. Newton Geiszler (''

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people. His day job is only relevant to explain his rational sensible approach. *

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, who is killed when the

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destroys Earth. * David Levinson (''

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'') - The

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of U-96 portrayed by

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after real-life chief engineer Friedrich (Fritz) Grade. * Dr.

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'') - A physicist whose mind is being controlled by the Black Lectroid, Lord John Whorfin. * Ian Malcolm (''

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and chaotician who survives several encounters with dinosaurs and other hazards. His mathematical prowess allows him to predict his own fate and that of the park's inhabitants. * Dr. Russell A. Marvin ('' Earth vs. the Flying Saucers'') - He invented the weapon that brought down the saucers. * Leonora Orantes ('' Contagion'') - A

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epidemiologist. * Q (''

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'') - A metallurgist and railroad magnate who created Rearden metal. * David Reed (''

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and ultimately destructive scientist. *

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'') - A reputedly brilliant

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on her Wormhole research, associate of

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and former partner of

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to study the

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and uses it to destroy

before destroying his notes and sacrificing himself so that his creation can never be misused. * Dr. Jeffrey Stewart (''

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'') - He personally destroyed the dangerous substance serranium. * Dr. Thomas Stockmann (''

An Enemy of the People ''An Enemy of the People'' (original Norwegian title: ''En folkefiende'') is an 1882 play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen that explores the conflict between personal integrity and societal norms. The play centers on Dr. Thomas Stockmann, w ...

'') * Dr. Ryan Stone (''

Gravity In physics, gravity (), also known as gravitation or a gravitational interaction, is a fundamental interaction, a mutual attraction between all massive particles. On Earth, gravity takes a slightly different meaning: the observed force b ...

'') - A biomedical engineer at a hospital in Lake Zurich, who becomes a mission specialist at

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Honey, I Shrunk the Kids ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'' is a 1989 American science fiction comedy film. It is the first installment of a film franchise and served as the directorial debut of Joe Johnston. The film stars Rick Moranis, Matt Frewer, Marcia Strassman, an ...

'') - The inventor of a shrink ray. * Mark Watney ('' The Martian'') - A botanist, mechanical engineer, and astronaut. * Dr. William Weir (''

Event Horizon In astrophysics, an event horizon is a boundary beyond which events cannot affect an outside observer. Wolfgang Rindler coined the term in the 1950s. In 1784, John Michell proposed that gravity can be strong enough in the vicinity of massive c ...

'') - The designer of the titular spacecraft and its

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propulsion system, the gravity drive. * Steve Zissou (''

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'') - An eccentric oceanographer who sets out to exact revenge on a shark referred to as a "jaguar shark".

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Reginald Barclay Reginald Endicott Barclay III is a fictional engineer from the ''Star Trek'' media franchise. On television and in film, he has been portrayed by Dwight Schultz since the character's introduction in the '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' thi ...

('' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and '' Star Trek: Voyager'') - A diagnostic technician transferred to the USS ''Enterprise''-D, who later played a key role in a later project which enabled regular contact with the missing Starfleet ship, USS ''Voyager''''.'' * Janos Bartok (''

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Chuck Bartowski Charles Irving Bartowski is the title character of the American spy show ''Chuck'' on NBC. He is portrayed by Zachary Levi. UGO.com named him one of the best TV nerds. Character profile At the outset of the show, Chuck Bartowski is presented ...

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Chuck Chuck () is a masculine given name or a nickname for Charles or Charlie. It may refer to: People Arts and entertainment * Chuck Alaimo, American saxophonist, leader of the Chuck Alaimo Quartet * Chuck Barris (1929–2017), American TV produce ...

'') - A nerd who uses his skills to save the day. *

Julian Bashir Julian Subatoi Bashir, MD is a fictional character from the television series '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', portrayed by Alexander Siddig. Bashir is the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of space station Deep Space Nine and the USS ''Defiant''. ...

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. * Beaker and

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The Muppet Show ''The Muppet Show'' is a variety sketch comedy television series created by Jim Henson and starring the Muppets. It is presented as a variety show, featuring recurring sketches and musical numbers interspersed with ongoing plot-lines with ru ...

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'') - A general scientist who, in a funny and entertaining manner, teaches that science is a fact of life. * Walter White (''

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'') - A former chemist who, after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, begins manufacturing

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to provide for his family. *

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'') - A medical doctor and geneticist who discovers the ATA gene and serves as the chief medical officer for the Atlantis expedition. *

Sam Beckett Dr. Samuel John Beckett is a fictional character and the protagonist on the 1989–1993 science fiction television series '' Quantum Leap'', played by Scott Bakula. Initially, the audience knows very little about Beckett, much as he knows littl ...

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Quantum Leap Quantum leap or ''variation'', may refer to: In general * Quantum leap (physics), also known as quantum jump, a transition between quantum states ** Atomic electron transition, a key example of the physics phenomenon * Paradigm shift, a sudden ch ...

'') - A Nobel Prize-winning quantum physicist with multiple doctorates who is caught in his own time-travel experiment; "leaping" into many lives along the span of his own lifetime. He must change the histories of those around him for the better before he can return home. *

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('' Thunderbirds'') - An engineer. *

Samantha Carter Dr. Samantha "Sam" Carter, USAF, is a fictional character in the Canadian–American military science fiction ''Stargate'' franchise. Played by Amanda Tapping, she appears in all three shows in the franchise: ''Stargate SG-1'', ''Stargate Atlant ...

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'') - A

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officer and astrophysicist whose scientific knowledge and engineering skills are used to combat various threats to her team and to Earth. * Dr. Pierre Chang ('' Lost'') - An astrophysicist. * Ravi Chakrabarti ('' iZombie'') - A medical examiner for the Seattle PD. He has studied the biology of zombies and made several attempts to develop a cure for the condition. * Dr.

Sheldon Cooper Sheldon Lee Cooper, B.S., M.S., M.A., Ph.D., Sc.D., is a fictional character and one of the protagonists in the 2007–2019 CBS television series ''The Big Bang Theory'' and its 2017–2024 spinoff series ''Young Sheldon'', portrayed by act ...

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The Big Bang Theory ''The Big Bang Theory'' is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady for CBS. It aired from September 24, 2007, to May 16, 2019, running for 12 seasons and 279 episodes. The show originally centered on five charact ...

'') - A theoretical physicist at

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. * Professor Monty Corndog (''

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'' / ''

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'') - An eccentric scientist and inventor whose chemical creations transforms a group of ordinary men into the titular superheroes and rock musicians, who fight crime with the aid of the Professor's gadgets. *

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('' Star Trek: The Original Series'' and '' Star Trek: First Contact'') - The inventor of the

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. *

Beverly Crusher Beverly Crusher is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' franchise, played by Gates McFadden. Debuting in the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', McFadden appeared in every season, except for the second, as well as its ...

(''Star Trek: The Next Generation'') - The chief medical officer of the ''Enterprise''-D. *

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(''Star Trek: The Next Generation'') - The second officer and chief operations officer of the ''Enterprise''-D, whose duties cover that of a science officer. * Bill Davis (''

Family Affair ''Family Affair'' is an American sitcom starring Brian Keith and Sebastian Cabot that aired on CBS from September 12, 1966, to March 4, 1971. The series explored the trials of well-to-do engineer and bachelor Bill Davis (Keith) as he attempt ...

'') - A civil engineer. *

Davros Davros () is a fictional Character (arts), character from the long-running British science fiction on television, science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He was created by screenwriter Terry Nation, originally for the 1975 serial '' ...

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Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterre ...

'') - A Universal Genius from the planet Skaro and nemesis of the Doctor. He invented the Reality Bomb - a moon-sized machine which creates a wavelength with the ability to cancel the electrical field that holds atoms together using the Reality Bom, who intended to use it to destroy all life in the universes. *

Jadzia Dax Jadzia Dax , played by Terry Farrell, is a fictional character from the science-fiction television series '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''. Jadzia Dax is a joined Trill. Though she appears to be a young woman, Jadzia lives in symbiosis with a l ...

(''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'') - A science officer on ''Deep Space Nine''. *

Ezri Dax Ezri Dax () is a fictional character who appears in the seventh and final season of the American science fiction TV series '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''. Portrayed by Nicole de Boer, she is a counselor aboard the Bajoran space station '' De ...

(''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'') - A counselor on ''Deep Space Nine''. * Dr. Richard Daystrom ('' Star Trek: The Original Series'') - The inventor of the duotronic computer systems, the basic principles behind the computers on all Starfleet vessels. * Dr. Linda Denman ('' H₂O: Just Add Water'') - A marine biologist who wanted to prove the existence of

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The Doctor The Doctor, sometimes known as Doctor Who, is the protagonist of the long-running BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. An extraterrestrial Time Lord, the Doctor travels the universe in a time travelling spaceship called th ...

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'') - A super-intelligent alien who was educated as a scientist and uses his skills extensively in his adventures. *

(''Star Trek: Voyager'') - ''Voyager''s Emergency Medical Hologram. * Stephen "Steve" Douglas (''

My Three Sons ''My Three Sons'' is an American television sitcom that aired from September 29, 1960, to April 13, 1972. The series was filmed in black-and-white and broadcast on ABC during its first five seasons, before moving to CBS for the remaining seve ...

'') - An aeronautical engineer. * Dr.

Amy Farrah Fowler Amy Farrah Fowler, Ph.D. is a fictional character in the CBS television series ''The Big Bang Theory'', portrayed by Mayim Bialik. Amy is a neuroscientist who is the love interest of Sheldon Cooper ( Jim Parsons) and subsequent wife in the se ...

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'') - A neurobiologist portrayed by real-life neuroscientist

Mayim Bialik Mayim Chaya Bialik ( ; born December 12, 1975) is an American actress, author, and former game show host. From 1991 to 1995, she played the title character of the NBC sitcom ''Blossom (American TV series), Blossom''. From 2010 to 2019, she play ...

. * Professor Sydney Fox (''

Relic Hunter ''Relic Hunter'' is a Canadian adventure television series, starring Tia Carrere and Christien Anholt. It centres on Sydney Fox, a professor who is also a globe-trotting "relic hunter" who looks for ancient artifacts to return to museums and ...

'') - An archaeologist. * Stephen Franklin (''

Babylon 5 ''Babylon 5'' is an American space opera television series created by writer and producer J. Michael Straczynski, under the Babylonian Productions label, in association with Straczynski's Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Warner Bros. Domestic Tel ...

'') * Kaywinnet Lee Frye (''

Firefly The Lampyridae are a family of elateroid beetles with more than 2,000 described species, many of which are light-emitting. They are soft-bodied beetles commonly called fireflies, lightning bugs, or glowworms for their conspicuous production ...

'') - A mechanical engineer. * Dr. Goodfellow ('' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'') * Dr.

Ross Geller Ross Eustace Geller (born 1968) portrayed by David Schwimmer, is one of the List of Friends and Joey characters, six main characters of the NBC sitcom ''Friends''. Ross is considered by many to be the most intelligent member of the group and is ...

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Friends ''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane (producer), David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting List of Friends episodes, ten seasons. With an ensemble cast ...

'') - A paleontologist working at a museum in research and administration, and lecturer/professor at

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...

. * Dr. Horace Goodspeed ('' Lost'') - A mathematician. *

Artemus Gordon ''The Wild Wild West'' is an American Western, spy, and science fiction television series that ran on the CBS television network for four seasons from September 17, 1965, to April 11, 1969. Two satirical comedy television film sequels were made ...

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The Wild Wild West ''The Wild Wild West'' is an American Western (genre), Western, spy film, spy, and science fiction on television, science fiction television series that ran on the CBS television network for four seasons from September 17, 1965, to April 11, 19 ...

'') - The brainy complement to James West's brawn. * Max Hamilton ('' H₂O: Just Add Water'') * Professor Roy Hinkley (''

Gilligan's Island ''Gilligan's Island'' is an American sitcom created and produced by Sherwood Schwartz. The show's ensemble cast features Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer, Tina Louise, Russell Johnson, and Dawn Wells. It aired for th ...

'') - The respected ''de facto'' leader of the castaways. who usually represents the only real continual hope of rescue. He can make anything out of bamboo and coconuts, but cannot find a way to fix the ''S.S. Minnow'' or build a working boat. * Dr.

Leonard Hofstadter Leonard Leakey Hofstadter, Ph.D. is a fictional character portrayed by Johnny Galecki and one of the protagonists in the 2007–2019 CBS sitcom, ''The Big Bang Theory.'' Leonard is an experimental physicist who shares an apartment with his c ...

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'') - An experimental physicist at

. * Paige Howard (''

Zoey 101 ''Zoey 101'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. It aired from January 9, 2005, to May 2, 2008, spanning a total of 61 episodes across four seasons. It focuses on the lives of Zoey Brooks ( J ...

'' ) * Dr. Elias Huer (''

Buck Rogers Buck Rogers is a science fiction adventure hero and feature comic strip created by Philip Francis Nowlan first appearing in daily American newspapers on January 7, 1929, and subsequently appearing in Sunday newspapers, international newspapers, b ...

'') - The chief scientist and inventor in the comic strip, movie serial and television series. * Dr. Daniel Jackson (''

Stargate ''Stargate'' is a military science fiction media franchise owned by Amazon MGM Studios. It is based on Stargate (film), the film directed by Roland Emmerich, which he co-wrote with producer Dean Devlin; production company StudioCanal owns the ...

'') - An archaeologist and linguist who figures out how to open the Stargate; his understanding of cultures and languages comes in handy when dealing with other cultures. * Jimmy the Robot (''

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'') - An

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with advanced skills and knowledge in numerous areas of science and technology. * Professor Ko (') - A quantum scientist. * Dr.

Raj Koothrappali Rajesh Ramayan "Raj" Koothrappali, Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D. is a fictional character and one of the protagonists on the 2007–2019 CBS television series ''The Big Bang Theory'', portrayed by British-Indian actor Kunal Nayyar. He is one of ...

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Geordi La Forge Geordi La Forge ( ) is a fictional character who appeared in all seven seasons of the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and its four feature films as well as the third season of '' Star Trek: Picard ...

(''Star Trek: The Next Generation'') - A chief engineering officer of the ''Enterprise''-D. * Li Wei (''Q18 Quantum Dice: Allegory of the Quantum'') - The engineer of the quantum starlight programming. * Lu Chia-chia (''Q18 Quantum Dice: Allegory of the Quantum'') - A rational engineer. * Angus "Mac" MacGyver (''

MacGyver Angus "Mac" MacGyver is the title character and the protagonist in the TV series ''MacGyver''. He is played by Richard Dean Anderson in the MacGyver (1985 TV series), 1985 original series. Lucas Till portrays a younger version of MacGyver in Mac ...

'') - A secret agent who fights the forces of evil using his scientific and engineering knowledge. * Quinn Mallory (''

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'') - A graduate student who invents the transdimensional gateway. * Lewis McCartney ('' H₂O: Just Add Water'') *

Leonard McCoy Dr. Leonard H. McCoy, known as "Bones", is a character in the American science-fiction franchise ''Star Trek''. McCoy was played by actor DeForest Kelley in the original ''Star Trek'' series from 1966 to 1969, and he also appears in the anima ...

(''Star Trek: The Original Series'') - The chief medical officer of the ''Enterprise''. * Dr.

Rodney McKay Meredith Rodney McKay, Ph.D., is a fictional character in the 2004 Canadian-American Sci-Fi Channel television series ''Stargate SG-1'' and ''Stargate Atlantis'', two military science fiction television shows about military teams exploring two ...

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'') - A brilliant but whiny astrophysicist who saves the lost city of Atlantis on a regular basis. * Miles O'Brien (''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'') - The chief operations officer and engineer on ''Deep Space Nine''. * Walter O'Brien (''

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'') - 197 IQ genius, hacker, and leader of team Scorpion. * Dr. Juliet Parrish ('' V'') - A scientist who becomes the principal leader of the resistance against the genocidal alien Visitors. * Quinn Pensky (''

'') - A 13-year-old aspiring scientist, best known for her "Quinventions" that help out her friends. *

Phlox ''Phlox'' (; "flame"; plural "phlox" or "phloxes", ) is a genus of 68 species of perennial and annual plants in the family Polemoniaceae. They are found mostly in North America (one in Siberia) in diverse habitats from alpine tundra to open ...

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Star Trek: Enterprise ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', originally titled simply ''Enterprise'' for its first two seasons, is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Brannon Braga. It originally aired from September 26, 2001 to May 13, 200 ...

'') - The chief medical officer on the ''Enterprise''-NX01. * Professor

Bernard Quatermass Professor Bernard Quatermass is a fictional scientist originally created by writer Nigel Kneale for BBC Television. An intelligent and highly moral British scientist, Quatermass is a pioneer of the British space programme, heading the British ...

* Dr. Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz (''

'') - A microbiologist for a pharmaceutical company. *

Hoshi Sato Hoshi Sato , played by Korean American actress Linda Park, is a fictional character in the science fiction on television, science fiction television series ''Star Trek: Enterprise''. In the show Sato, born in Kyoto, Japan on July 9, 2129, is the ...

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'') - A communication officer of the ''Enterprise''-NX01 and inventor of the

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. *

Abby Sciuto Abigail Beethoven "Abby \ Abbs" Sciuto is a fictional character from the American television series '' NCIS''. She is portrayed by Pauley Perrette; in the season 10 episode "Hit and Run," a young Abby was played by Brighton Sharbino in flashba ...

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NCIS NCIS or N.C.I.S. may refer to: Law enforcement * National Criminal Intelligence Service, the predecessor to the Serious Organised Crime Agency of the United Kingdom * Naval Criminal Investigative Service, a United States law enforcement and intelli ...

'') - A forensic scientist for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. * Montgomery "Scotty" Scott (''Star Trek: The Original Series'') - The chief engineer of the ''Enterprise'', often described as a miracle worker. * Dr. Richard Seaton (''

Skylark ''Alauda'' is a genus of larks found across much of Europe, Asia and in the mountains of north Africa, and one of the species (the Raso lark) endemic to the islet of Raso in the Cape Verde Islands Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially ...

'') - A super-scientist. *

Seven of Nine Seven of Nine (born Annika Hansen) is a fictional character introduced in the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek: Voyager''. Portrayed by Jeri Ryan, she is a former Borg drone who joins the crew of the Federation starship ...

(''Star Trek: Voyager'') - A

Borg The Borg are an alien group that appear as recurring antagonists in the ''Star Trek'' fictional universe. They are Cyborg, cybernetic organisms (cyborgs) linked in a Group mind (science fiction), hive mind called "The Collective". The Borg co- ...

drone with no official rank or post, but was used as an acting science officer on ''Voyager'' due to her access to advanced Borg knowledge. * Dr. River Song (''

'') - An archeologist, adventurer, and companion of the Doctor. * Noonien Soong (''Star Trek: The Next Generation'') - An inventor of the

positronic brain A positronic brain is a fictional technological device, originally conceived by science fiction writer Isaac Asimov. It functions as a central processing unit (CPU) for robots, and, in some unspecified way, provides them with a form of consciou ...

, which makes intelligent androids possible. * Dr. Tolian Soran (''

Star Trek Generations ''Star Trek Generations'' is a 1994 American science fiction film and the seventh film in the Star Trek (film series), ''Star Trek'' film series. Malcolm McDowell joins cast members from the 1960s television show ''Star Trek: The Original Ser ...

'') - An El-Aurian scientist desperate to return to the Nexus. *

Spock Spock is a fictional Character (arts), character in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise. He first appeared in the Star Trek: The Original Series, original ''Star Trek'' series serving aboard the starship USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), USS ''Enterpri ...

(''Star Trek: The Original Series'') - A science officer and second-in-command of the ''Enterprise''. * Dr.

Mohinder Suresh Mohinder Suresh is a fictional character on the NBC drama '' Heroes'' who is portrayed by actor Sendhil Ramamurthy. He is from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India and is a genetics professor at the University of Madras. Mohinder is attempting to find the ...

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Heroes Heroes or Héroes may refer to: * Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good Film * ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama * ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film Gaming * ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...

'') - An Indian professor of genetics and parapsychology. *

B'Elanna Torres B'Elanna Torres is a main character in '' Star Trek: Voyager'' played by Roxann Dawson. She is portrayed as a half-human half-Klingon born in 2346 on the Federation colony Kessik IV. In the series, Torres was admitted to Starfleet academy bu ...

(''Star Trek: Voyager'') - The chief engineer of ''Voyager''. *

T'Pol T'Pol () is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' franchise. Portrayed by Jolene Blalock in the series ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', she is a Vulcan (Star Trek), Vulcan who serves as the science officer aboard the starship ''Enterprise (NX-01 ...

(''Star Trek: Enterprise'') - The second-in-command of the ''Enterprise''-NX01, though the crew also relies on her as an acting science officer. * Charles "Trip" Tucker III (''Star Trek: Enterprise'') - The chief engineer of the ''Enterprise''-NX01. * Nora Wakeman (''

My Life as a Teenage Robot ''My Life as a Teenage Robot'' is an American animated science fiction superhero comedy television series created by Rob Renzetti for Nickelodeon. It was produced by Frederator Studios and Nickelodeon Animation Studio. Set in the fictional to ...

'') - A scientist and the creator of XJ-9 / Jenny Wakeman. * Dr.

Rudy Wells ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' is an American science fiction and action television series, running from 1973 to 1978, about a former astronaut, USAF Colonel Steve Austin, portrayed by Lee Majors. After being seriously injured in a NASA test fl ...

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The Six Million Dollar Man ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' is an American science fiction and action television series, running from 1973 to 1978, about a former astronaut, USAF Colonel Steve Austin, portrayed by Lee Majors. After being seriously injured in a NASA test f ...

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The Bionic Woman ''The Bionic Woman'' is an American science fiction film, science fiction Action-adventure fiction, action-adventure television series created by Kenneth Johnson (producer), Kenneth Johnson based on the 1972 novel Cyborg (novel), ''Cyborg'' by ...

'') - A cyberneticist. *

Howard Wolowitz Howard Joel Wolowitz, M.Eng. is a fictional character and one of the protagonists on the 2007–2019 CBS television series ''The Big Bang Theory'' created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady and portrayed by actor Simon Helberg. Among the four main mal ...

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The Owl House ''The Owl House'' is an American animated fantasy television series created by Dana Terrace that aired on Disney Channel from January 10, 2020, to April 8, 2023. The series features the voices of Sarah-Nicole Robles, Wendie Malick, Alex Hi ...

'') - A workaholic engineer who uses a mixture of witchcraft and technology to build weapons and mechanical bodyguards. *

Princess Bubblegum Princess Bonnibel Bubblegum (also called Bonnie or PB, occasionally Peebles or P-bubs) is a fictional character in the American animated television series ''Adventure Time'' and resulting franchise, created by Pendleton Ward. She is voiced by H ...

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Adventure Time ''Adventure Time'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by Pendleton Ward and co-produced by Frederator Studios for Cartoon Network. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn the Human, Finn (Jeremy Shada) and ...

'') - A princess who created the citizens of Candy Kingdom. * Minerva Campbell (''

'') - Finn's biological mother. *

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Wild Kratts ''Wild Kratts'' (French: ''Les Frères Kratt'') is an educational children's television series that uses a hybrid of live action and animation. The series was created by the Kratt brothers, zoologists Chris and Martin, and produced by The Kratt ...

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Dexter's Laboratory ''Dexter's Laboratory'' is an American animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network. The series follows Dexter, an enthusiastic boy-genius with a science laboratory in his bedroom, which he keeps secret from his u ...

'') - A child genius who invents world-saving inventions in his secret laboratory. * Professor

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'') - The creator of an atomic monster, various inventions, and the engines that allow space travel. *

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The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin ''The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin'' is a children's animated television series based on Teddy Ruxpin, an electronic children's toy created by Ken Forsse and distributed by toy manufacturer Worlds of Wonder (WoW9. Produced in 1986–1987 for te ...

'') - An absent-minded inventor whose inventions do not always work, but always come through in the end. * Dr. Gross (''

'') - A cyborg. * Prince Gumball (''

'') - A gender-swapped version of Princess Bubblegum. * Gadget Hackwrench (''

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'') - A mouse tinkerer/scientist. * Franz Hopper (''

Code Lyoko ''Code Lyoko'' (; stylized as ''CODE: LYOKO'' in season 1 and in all caps in seasons 2–4) is a French anime-influenced animated series created by Thomas Romain and Tania Palumbo and produced by Antefilms Production (season 1) and MoonScoop ...

'') - A genius in quantum physics and computer programming responsible for the creation of the virtual reality Lyoko, malevolent A.I. XANA, and the hardware that supports both. * Dr. Fritz Huhnmorder (''

Robot Chicken ''Robot Chicken'' is an American adult animation, adult stop motion, stop-motion animated sketch comedy television series created by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich for Cartoon Network's nighttime programming block Adult Swim. The twelve-minute ...

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'') - The team's scientist and inventor. * Doctor Krieger (''

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applied research department. * Lisa Loud (''

The Loud House ''The Loud House'' is an American animated sitcom created by Chris Savino that premiered on Nickelodeon on May 2, 2016. The series revolves around the chaotic everyday life of a boy named Lincoln Loud, who is the middle child and only son in a ...

'') - A gifted inventor of the Loud family. * Professor Membrane (''

Invader Zim ''Invader Zim'' is an American animated science fiction horror comedy television series created by comic book writer and cartoonist Jhonen Vasquez for Nickelodeon. The series centers on the titular character Zim (voiced by Richard Steven Ho ...

'') - A super-scientist, known as "the man without whom this world falls into chaos, and the inventor of Super Toast". *

Mametchi is a brand of handheld digital pets that was created in Japan by Akihiro Yokoi of WiZ and Aki Maita of Bandai. It was released by Bandai on November 23, 1996 in Japan and in the United States on May 1, 1997, quickly becoming one of the bigge ...

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Jimmy Neutron James Isaac "Jimmy" Neutron, commonly known as Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius, is the protagonist and title character from the 2001 animated film ''Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'' and its Nickelodeon television series adaptation ''The Adventures of Jimm ...

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'') - A self-proclaimed boy genius. *

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Steven Universe ''Steven Universe'' is an American animated television series created by Rebecca Sugar for Cartoon Network. It tells the coming-of-age story of a young boy, Steven Universe (character), Steven Universe (Zach Callison), who lives with the Crys ...

'') - A Gem scientist and member of the Crystal Gems. *

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'') - A gender-swapped version of Doctor Princess. * Doctor Princess (''

'') - A medical official in Ooo. * Dr. Benton Quest (''

Jonny Quest ''Jonny Quest'' is a science fiction–adventure media franchise created by Doug Wildey for Hanna-Barbera. It follows the character Jonny Quest, a young boy who joins his scientist father on various extraordinary adventures. The franchise sta ...

'') * Ratchet (''

'') - A skilled

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'') - A sociopathic alcoholic and the smartest man of the universe, who travels through various dimensions with his grandson Morty. *

Asami Sato is a major character in the Nickelodeon animated television series ''The Legend of Korra'' (2012–2014). The character and the series, a sequel to '' Avatar: The Last Airbender'' (2005–2008), were created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Brya ...

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The Legend of Korra ''The Legend of Korra'' (abbreviated as ''TLOK'' and also known as ''Avatar: The Legend of Korra'' or more rarely simply as ''Korra'') is an American animated Fantasy television, fantasy action drama television series created by Michael Dante ...

'') - A trained engineer, skilled pilot and driver, and competent unarmed combatant; partner of Avatar

Korra Avatar Korra, commonly known simply as Korra, is the title lead character in Nickelodeon's animated television series ''The Legend of Korra'' (a sequel to '' Avatar: The Last Airbender''), in which she is depicted as the current incarnation of ...

and CEO of Future Industries. *

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'') - A self-taught engineer, inventor, and military strategist. *

Twilight Sparkle Princess Twilight Sparkle is a fictional character who appears in the fourth incarnation of Hasbro's ''My Little Pony'' toyline and media franchise, beginning with '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' (2010–2019), and later in the fra ...

('' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'') * Susan and Mary Test (''

Johnny Test ''Johnny Test'' is an animated television series created by Scott Fellows, originally produced in the United States by Warner Bros. Animation and later produced in Canada by Cookie Jar Group, Cookie Jar Entertainment. It premiered on Kids' WB ...

'') - Johnny's twin sisters, who develop gadgets and chemicals and often test them on Johnny. *

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'') - A scientist who created the Powerpuff Girls, serving as their father figure. * Varian (''

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure ''Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure'' (known as ''Tangled: The Series'' in its first season) is an American animated television series developed by Chris Sonnenburg and Shane Prigmore, and produced by Disney Television Animation. It premiered on Disne ...

'') * Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture (''

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'') - A self-proclaimed super-scientist who re-purposes his father Jonas Venture's old inventions. * Dr. Nuvo Vindi ('' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'') * Wheeljack (''

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engineer and inventor. * Hange Zoe (''

Attack on Titan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama. It is set in a world where humanity is forced to live in cities surrounded by three enormous walls that protect them from gigantic man-eating humanoids referred to a ...

'') - A scientist in charge of studying Titans and inventing new weapons for the Survey Corps. *

Zoidberg Dr. Johnathan Alfred Zoidberg, often referred to as John A. Zoidberg, or simply Zoidberg is a fictional character from the American animated series ''Futurama''. He is a Decapodian, a crustacean-like species of alien, who works as the staff doct ...

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'') - A lobster-like alien doctor who works at Planet Express.

In animated films

* Dr. Cockroach (''

Monsters vs. Aliens ''Monsters vs. Aliens'' is a 2009 American animated science fiction comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by Conrad Vernon and Rob Letterman from a screenplay written by Let ...

'') - A brilliant professor with the head, body and abilities of a cockroach. * Gru (''

Despicable Me ''Despicable Me'' is an American media franchise created by Sergio Pablos, Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. It centers on a supervillain turned secret agent named Gru, his adoptive daughters, Margo, Edith, and Agnes, and his yellow-colored Minions ...

'') - A former criminal genius who redeems himself. *

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'') - An alien genius who created Stitch and the other experiments. * Mac (''

Chicken Run ''Chicken Run'' is a 2000 animated adventure comedy film directed by Peter Lord and Nick Park and written by Karey Kirkpatrick from an original story by Lord and Park. Produced by Pathé and Aardman Features in partnership with DreamWork ...

'') - A Scottish chicken scientist, who helps the chickens escape the farm using aerodynamics, anatomy, and mechanics. * Megamind (''

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'') - An alien genius who later redeems himself and becomes a hero. * Dr. Nefario (''

'') - Gru's scientist ally. * Victor "Vector" Perkins (''

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In comics and graphic novels

DC Comics

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- A police scientist and superhero. *

Brainiac 5 Brainiac 5 (Querl Dox) is a superhero appearing in comics published by DC Comics. He is from the planet Colu and is a long-standing member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th and 31st centuries. Brainiac 5 has been substantially adapted int ...

- A Coluan member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, who possesses an advanced twelfth-level intellect. * Flash (Jay Garrick), Jay Garrick / Flash - A research scientist who is the first Flash and a founding member of the Justice Society of America * Hawkman (Carter Hall), Carter Hall / Hawkman - An archaeologist who has been reborn many times, using his knowledge acquired through centuries in his anthropological studies. * Starman (Ted Knight), Ted Knight / Starman - An astronomer, expert scientist, and superhero. * Will Magnus - The creator of the Metal Men, a team of advanced artificially-intelligent robots. * Doctor Manhattan, Jon Osterman / Doctor Manhattan - A nuclear physicist transformed by an accident into a godlike super-being. While publicized as a superhero, Manhattan functions as the ultimate weapon for the United States military and works as one of their sanctioned superheroes. * Atom (Ray Palmer), Ray Palmer / Atom - A physics professor at Ivy University; he is able to shrink his body to varying degrees, including sub-atomic level, and alter his mass to near infinite levels. * Doctor Poison - A Wonder Woman villain and mad scientist, who specializes in chemistry and poisons. * Alan Scott - An engineer who is among the first human Green Lantern, Green Lanterns. * Engineer (comics), Angela Spica / Engineer II * Tom Strong - A science hero. * Batman, Bruce Wayne / Batman - Reputedly the world's greatest detective, Batman possesses unsurpassed scientific knowledge and forensic and memory skills.

Marvel Comics

* Hulk, Dr. Bruce Banner / Hulk - A scientist who developed a gamma bomb for the US government. An accident at the site of a test led to Banner becoming the Hulk; afterwards, he looked for scientific ways to rid himself of the transformation. * Forge (character), Forge - A mutant engineering genius. * Beast (Marvel Comics), Dr. Henry (Hank) Philip McCoy / Beast - A world-renowned biochemist and mutant superhero and member of the X-Men. * Spider-Man, Peter Parker / Spider-Man - A superhero with great knowledge of advanced sciences and teacher at Empire State University (comics), Empire State University, the high school he formerly attended. His father Richard and Mary Parker, Richard has also been portrayed as a scientist and geneticist in the Ultimate Marvel comics, as well as the films ''The Amazing Spider-Man (film), The Amazing Spider-Man'' and its The Amazing Spider-Man 2, sequel. * Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic (''Fantastic Four'') - A scientist and inventor, regarded as one of the most intelligent people on Earth, and leader of the Fantastic Four. * Man-Thing, Ted Sallis - A biochemist who was transformed into the Man-Thing following a failed attempt to recreate the serum that created Captain America. Although struggling with his personal ethics regarding women and girls, he abandoned Operation Sulfer on moral grounds and elected to remain as Man-Thing rather than allow innocents to be killed by the demon Thog (comics), Thog. * Iron Man, Tony Stark / Iron Man - An industrialist and mechanical engineer of incredible ingenuity and inventive genius, whose technology he uses to fight crime also keeps him alive. * Pride (comics)#The Steins, Victor and Janet Stein - The founding members of The Pride (comics), Pride and parents of Chase Stein. * Professor X, Professor Charles Francis Xavier / Professor X - The founder, mentor, and occasional leader of the X-Men. * Hank Pym, Dr. Henry "Hank" Pym - A biochemist, who discovers an unusual set of subatomic particles he names Pym Particles. Entrapping the particles within two separate serums, he creates a size-altering formula and a reversal formula, testing them on himself and becoming the original Ant-Man.

Other comics

* Adhemar (comic book character), Adhemar (''The Adventures of Nero'') - A child prodigy and professor in many different disciplines, as well as a Nobel Prize laureate and teacher at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, * Professor Barabas (''Suske en Wiske'') - An expert in many inventions, including

, * Brainstorm (''The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye'') - A scientific genius who invented time travel in order to save his best friend's husband, the consequences of which technically began the Autobot-Decepticon civil war. * Professor Cuthbert Calculus (''The Adventures of Tintin'') - A brilliant, if distracted, scientist; responsible for developing the first one-person submarine, the first ultrasonic destruction device, and the first white rose, as well as the leader of the first crewed lunar mission. * Dilbert (character), Dilbert - A star engineer of the comic strip series ''Dilbert''. * Dilton Doiley (Archie Comics) - A teenage inventor and scientific genius, * Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Donatello (''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'') - The most intelligent of the four Turtles, who builds advanced devices. * Dr. Frankenollie ("Runaway Brain") * Gyro Gearloose (Donald Duck universe) * Jeremias Gobelijn (''Jommeke'') - The self-declared "professor in everything". * Agatha Heterodyne (''Airship Entertainment'' and ''Girl Genius'') - An heiress to the political background and scientific understanding of the Heterodyne family. * Professor Kumulus (''Piet Pienter en Bert Bibber'') * Fran Madaraki (''Franken Fran'') - An artificial human created by a biologist; like her creator, she possesses immense medical skills. * Helen B. Narbon (''Narbonic'') - A mad geneticist with an odd fascination with gerbils. * Professor Philip Mortimer (''Blake and Mortimer'') - The protagonist, a physicist and gentleman scholar. * Professor Snuffel (''Piet Pienter en Bert Bibber'') * Tilly Tailor - A teen wearable technology engineer and leader of the SEWing Circle (Style Engineers Worldwide) * Ludwig Von Drake (Donald Duck universe) - A professor of science and psychology. * Wally (Dilbert character), Wally (''Dilbert'') - A lazy and disillusioned engineer. * Dr. Hans Zarkov (''Flash Gordon'')

In anime and manga

Individual scientist/engineers in anime and manga

* Lloyd Asplund (''Code Geass'') - A Britannian scientist who designed the Lancelot Knightmare Frame, a bipedal, humanoid superweapon entrusted to Japanese pilot Suzaku Kururugi. * Professor Brown (''Cyborg 009'') * Bulma (''Dragon Ball'') - The creator of the Dragon Radar and a time machine, which allowed Future Trunks, Trunks to travel back in time and avert the conquest of the world by evil androids. * Heaven Canceller (''A Certain Magical Index'') - A doctor and medical scientist. * Kiranin Colbock (''Space Runaway Ideon'') - A member of a science academy. * Dr. Cinnamon (''TwinBee'') - A genius scientist who is the creator of TwinBee and WinBee. * Caesar Clown (''One Piece'') - The former marine scientist and former partner of Doctor Vegapunk. He created mass destruction weapons and human experimentation, but was fired and arrested due to his unethical research methods. * The Doctor (Hellsing), The Doctor (''Hellsing'') - The lead scientist of Millennium, who created the Nazi vampires and the catboy Schrödinger. * List of characters in Neon Genesis Evangelion#Kozo Fuyutsuki, Professor Kozo Fuyutsuki (''Neon Genesis Evangelion'') - The right-hand man to Supreme Commander Gendo Ikari and second in command of Nerv. * List of Hollows in Bleach#Szayelaporro Grantz, Szayelaporro Grantz (''Bleach (manga), Bleach'') - An Arrancar scientist. * Doctor Hogback (''One Piece'') - The doctor of Gecko Moria's crew who modified dead bodies to create a zombie army with the help of his captain. * Harumi Kiyama (''A Certain Scientific Railgun'') - The creator of the Level Upper. * Ri Kohran (''Sakura Wars'') * Jotaro Kujo (''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'') - An oceanographer. While unrelated to his role in the various plot arcs he appears in, Jotaro earns a doctorate in oceanography sometime during the summer of 1999 in the series' original timeline, and dolphin and anchor motifs were added to his clothing to reflect his new occupation. * Makise Kurisu (''Steins;Gate'') - A neuroscientist who graduated from university at the age of 17, inspired by her father's work to write a thesis on time travel. She currently works as a researcher at the Viktor Chondria University in the United States. * Dr. Emil Lang (Robotech), Emil Lang (''Robotech'') - He was responsible for much of the Earth-based Robotechnology; briefly seen in the original series, he played a much larger role in ''Robotech II: The Sentinels''. * List of Astro Boy characters#Dr. Ochanomizu, Professor Ochanomizu - The surrogate father of Astro Boy (character), Astro Boy. * Manami Okuda (''Assassination Classroom'') * Tochiro Oyama (''Captain Harlock (manga), Captain Harlock'') - A designer on Harlock's spaceship ''Arcadia'' * Dr. Tem Ray (''Mobile Suit Gundam'') - The father of Amuro Ray; led the design team that created the RX-78 Gundam. * Dr. Aki Ross (''Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within'') - A biologist vowing to stop the aliens that plague the Earth. * Shiro Sanada (''Star Blazers'') - The chief technician of the Space Battleship Yamato, called Sandor in ''Star Blazers''. * Professor Noriyasu Seta (''Love Hina'') * Skuld (Oh My Goddess!), Skuld (''Oh My Goddess!'') - A goddess who has the ability to build robots and machines from scrap material. * James Ray Steam (''Steamboy'') - A boy genius who helps his father and grandfather save Victorian era, Victorian London from a greedy corporation's superweapons. * Precia Testarossa (''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha'') * Wu Tomoki (''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'') - An orthopedic surgeon and Dermatology#Cosmetic dermatology, cosmetic dermatologist employed at the T.G. University Hospital, notable for his research of the Locacaca fruit. * Doctor Vegapunk (''One Piece'') - The leading scientist in the employment of the Marines. His work includes discovering the secrets and uses of Seastone, the secrets of how Devil Fruit powers work, how to get an item to "eat" a Devil Fruit, and other futuristic inventions. * Hanji Zoe (''

'') - The head scientist in the survey corps, who performs experiments on captured titans in hopes of finding a way to save humanity.

In video games

Scientists in video games

* Dr. Alphys (''Undertale'') - A timid lizard monster and Asgore's royal scientist, who is the creator of the robot Mettaton and the Amalgamates. She has a crush on Undyne, captain of the Royal Guard. * Dr. Andonuts (''EarthBound'') - The father of Jeff, one of the Chosen Four. * Dr. Alex Mercer (''Prototype (video game), [PROTOTYPE]'') - The creator of the Blacklight virus. * Rikako Asakura (''Touhou Project'') - Known as the "Scientist Searching for Dreams", she is one of the few people in Gensokyo to value using science over magic. Though occasionally using magic in order to enhance her science, she tries to refrain from using magic due to her natural distaste of it. * Coco Bandicoot (''Crash Bandicoot'') - Crash Bandicoot's younger sister. who has a deep intelligence and a love of science. This is in opposition to her brother, an electronics engineer specializing in hacking, computer programming and machine building. * William Birkin (''Resident Evil 2'') - A microbiologist working for the pharmaceutical enterprise Umbrella Corporation and creator of the G-virus. He was wounded and injected himself with the G-virus, mutating him into a monster. * Dr. Bosconovitch (''Tekken'') * Ciel (''Mega Man Zero'') - A young human scientist who awakens Zero (Mega Man), Zero in order to save the world. * Lucrecia Crescent (''Final Fantasy VII'') - A Shinra scientist and lover of Vincent Valentine. * Penny Crygor (''WarioWare'') - Dr. Crygor's granddaughter. * Dr. Casper Darling (''Control (video game), Control'') - Head of paranatural research at the United States Federal Bureau of Control. * Pieter Van Eckhardt (''Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness'') * Dr. Gordon Freeman (''Half-Life (video game), Half-Life'') - A theoretical physicist who fights against invading aliens, US Marines and Combine forces with a crowbar and other weapons, alongside doctors Isaac Kleiner, Eli Vance, Judith Mossman (Half Life), Judith Mossman and Arne Magnusson. * Professor E. Gadd (''Super Mario'' series) * Dr. Gast (''Final Fantasy VII'') - The former head of the Shinra Company's science department, who has a much stronger moral compass than his successor. * Dr. W. D. Gaster (''Undertale'') - A former royal scientist who speaks in the Wingdings font. * Nicoletta "Nico" Goldstein (''Devil May Cry'') - Creator of various robotic arms that the player can use when playing as Nero (Devil May Cry), Nero. * Catherine Halsey (''Halo (franchise), Halo'') - The scientist of the Office of Naval Intelligence and creator of Cortana (Halo), Cortana and the SPARTAN-II Program and Mjolnir Powered Assault Armor, as well as supervising the creation of the template for third-generation smart Artificial intelligence, AI. * Dr. Samuel Hayden (''Doom (franchise), Doom'') - Head of the UAC, physicist. * Kirin Jindosh (''Dishonored 2'') - Grand Inventor to Duke Luca Abele and founder of Jindosh Clockworks, which created the Clockwork Soldiers and Clockwork Sentinels. * Cave Johnson (Portal), Cave Johnson (''Portal 2'') - The eccentric former owner of Aperture Science, and creator of the portal gun. * Plague Knight (''Shovel Knight'') - A rogue member of the Order of No Quarter, who tries to harvest their Essence for the Ultimate Potion to win over someone's heart. * Dr. Krieger (''Far Cry (video game), Far Cry'') - A renowned scientist and creator/controller of the Trigens in the first ''Far Cry'' game * Love Lab scientists (''Rhythm Heaven'') - A male and female scientist who pass ingredients to each other to make potion, love potions to the rhythm of the music * Dr. Light (Mega Man), Dr. Light (''Mega Man'') - The creator of Mega Man (character), Mega Man, Roll (Mega Man character), Roll, Proto Man, X (Mega Man), X, and various other robots. * Kurisu Makise (''Steins;Gate'') - A Japanese neuroscientist who lives in the United States, who builds a machine that allows the user's memories to be converted into data. * Mei (Overwatch), Mei (''Overwatch (video game), Overwatch'') - A climatologist and one of the heroes in the games and comic series. * Moira (Overwatch), Moira (''Overwatch'') - A geneticist and one of the playable heroes in the game. * Daro'Xen vas Moreh (''Mass Effect 2'') - A Quarian admiral and scientist who believes that the geth, a synthetic race created by the quarians, who rebelled and drove their masters from their homeworld, should be controlled by the quarians once again. Admiral Xen also performed surgery on her childhood toys, much to the quarian squadmate Tali'Zorah's disgust. * Dr. Otto Wolfgang Ort-Meyer (''Hitman (franchise), Hitman'') - The creator of Agent 47 and other clone assassins. * Tobias Planck (''Pirate Galaxy'') - Named after Max Planck, he is a theoretical physicist and field scientist with a parietal lobe 15% larger than average. * Tails (Sonic the Hedgehog), Miles "Tails" Prower (''Sonic the Hedgehog'') - An anthropomorphic fox inventor and ally of Sonic the Hedgehog (character), Sonic. * Mordin Solus (''Mass Effect 2'') - A Salarian biologist and tech specialist. * Egon Stetmann (''StarCraft II'') - The creator of the Mecha Swarm, who is paranoid and prone to terrazine-induced hallucinations. He was once chief science adviser aboard the Hyperion. * Characters of the BioShock series#Yi Suchong, Dr. Yi Suchong (''BioShock, Bioshock'') - A scientist in the city of Rapture (BioShock), Rapture, known for creating the Big Daddies, plasmids such as telekinesis and enrage, and helping to turn Characters of the BioShock series#Jack, Jack into Atlas (BioShock), Frank Fontaine's "ace in the hole". * Grimoire Valentine (''Final Fantasy VII'') - A Shinra scientist and Vincent Valentine's father. * Wilhelm "Doktor" Voigt (''Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance'') - A robotics engineer working for Maverick Security Consulting, who assists the player throughout the game. * Reed Wahl (''BioShock 2'') - The co-founder of Rapture Central Computing, and co-inventor of the Thinker, main antagonist of the ''BioShock 2: Minerva's Den, Minerva's Den'' DLC. * Albert Wesker (''Resident Evil'') - A microbiologist working for the pharmaceutical enterprise Umbrella and co-creator of the T-virus. He was killed in the first ''Resident Evil'' game by Tyrant T-002, a powerful biological weapon, but resurrected with super-human powers after self-injecting the T-virus. * Dr. Zed (''Borderlands (series), Borderlands'') - A "doctor".

Engineers in video games

* Recurring elements in the Final Fantasy series#Common elements, Cid (''Final Fantasy'') - A recurring character throughout the series, often with the occupation of engineer. * Isaac Clarke (''Dead Space'') - A space engineer tasked with investigating the U.S.G. Ishimura, and later fighting the Necromorphs. * The Engineer (''Deep Rock Galactic'') - A dwarf engineer and employee of the Deep Rock Galactic corporation. * The Engineer (Team Fortress 2), Engineer (''Team Fortress 2'') - One of nine playable classes who is capable of building sentry guns for area denial and other constructions that support allies. * Otacon (''Metal Gear'') - A designer of Metal Gear REX and ally of Solid Snake. * Rory Swann (''StarCraft II'') - A New Yorker and engineer who runs the mothership of Jim Raynor. * Torbjörn (Overwatch), Torbjörn (''Overwatch (video game), Overwatch'') - A Swedish engineer and weapons designer who is a founding member of Overwatch. * Shion Uzuki (''Xenosaga'') - A "geeky engineer" and "unlikely heroine" who creates KOS-MOS, an "armored gynoid".

Mad scientists

This section lists all the mad scientists in different media appearances:

Mad scientists and evil geniuses in literature

* Otto Hantzen (''Les Mystères de Demain'') - A German mad scientist, who, along with female accomplice Hindu mystic ''Yogha'', battles his former colleague ''Oronius'' from Mount Everest to Atlantis. * Victor Frankenstein (''Frankenstein'') - A scientist who stole body parts from graves and used them to create his Frankenstein's monster, monster. * Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (character), Dr. Henry Jekyll (''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'') - A scientist who searches for alteration of the human body and to separate the evil from the good, which led to him developing the evil form of Edward Hyde. * Mad scientists of Stanisław Lem, quite a few mad geniuses, many of whom strove to "inflict social panacea on entire populations", a part of Lem's philosophical analysis of social engineering (political science), social engineering.Peter Swirski, ''The Art and Science of Stanislaw Lem'', 2006,
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/ref> * Dr. Moreau (''The Island of Doctor Moreau'') - A vivisectionist who has fled a scandal to live on a remote island in the Pacific to pursue his research of perfecting his Beast Folk. * Professor Moriarty - The evil genius antagonist of Sherlock Holmes. * Dr. Julius No (''Dr. No (novel), Dr. No'')

Mad scientists in live-action films

* Mr. Barron (''Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (film), Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children'') * Dr. Simon Barsinister (''Underdog (2007 film), Underdog'') - An adaption of the cartoon character, who was scarred and crippled in an accident. * Nathan Bateman (''Ex Machina (film), Ex Machina'') * List of Indiana Jones characters#René Belloq, Dr. René Emile Belloq (''Raiders of the Lost Ark'') - An adventuring archeologist and antagonist for Indiana Jones in targeting the Ark of the Covenant. * Dr. Ralph Benson (''The Mad Doctor of Market Street'') * Professor Gerard Beckert (''Frostbite (2006 film), Frostbite'') - A mad geneticist and Nazi World War II veteran who creates genetically enhanced vampires out of the unsuspecting youth of a Norrland-town near the Arctic Circle. * Dr. Theodore Bohmer (''The Ghost of Frankenstein'') * Dr. Paul Carruthers (''The Devil Bat'') * Dr. Phillip Channard (''Hellbound: Hellraiser II'') * List of Halloween (franchise) characters#Conal Cochran, Conal Cochran (''Halloween III: Season of the Witch'') - He plans to resurrect macabre aspects of the Gaelic festival Samhain, which he connects to witchcraft. * Dr. Franz Edelmann (''House of Dracula'') - A honorable doctor who was transfused with the blood of

, causing him to go insane and become a murderer. * Dr. Evil (''Austin Powers'') * Casanova Frankenstein (''Mystery Men'') - A criminal mastermind in Champion City. * Frederick Frankenstein (''Young Frankenstein'') - The grandson of Victor Frankenstein, who at first is embarrassed by his grandfather's deeds and insists that his name is pronounced "Fronkensteen," but eventually creates his own Frankenstein's monster, monster. * Henry Frankenstein (''Frankenstein (1931 film), Frankenstein'') - The film's version of Victor Frankenstein. * Dr. Frank N. Furter (''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'') * Dr. Golden Glory (''The 5th Monkey'') - A deranged but brilliant Brazilian scientist who repeatedly attempts to torture monkeys in the hopes of curing autism. * Dr. Gogol (''Mad Love (1935 film), Mad Love'') * List of Saw characters#Lawrence Gordon, Dr. Lawrence Gordon (''Saw (franchise), Saw'') - An uncaring surgeon until he survived a "test" orchestrated by the Jigsaw Killer. After the experience changed his viewpoint on life, Gordon became Jigsaw's apprentice and began applying his medical skills to Jigsaw's traps. Following Jigsaw's death, Gordon became his successor. * Dr. Josef Heiter (''The Human Centipede (First Sequence)'') - A Josef Mengele-esque surgeon known for his surgical atrocity, which he calls the "Human Centipede". * Dr. Hoenneger (''The Wolfman (2010 film), The Wolfman'') - A German doctor who worked at an insane asylum and used medical torture to "treat" Lawrence Talbot's lycanthropy. * Dr. Horrible (''Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog'') * Dr. Ashley Kafka (''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'') - A German doctor who experiments on the patients of the Ravencroft, Ravencroft Institute. * Jigsaw (Saw character), John Kramer (''Saw (franchise), Saw'') - A former civil engineer who spends the last months of his life testing people's will to live by placing them in deadly traps. * Dr. Nick Laslowicz (''The Centrifuge Brain Project'') * Dr. Mannering (''Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man'') * Dr. Wolfe MacFarlane (''The Body Snatcher (1945 film), The Body Snatcher'') * Dr. Cal Meacham (''This Island Earth'') - An earth scientist who is kidnapped to solve the problem of defending the planet Metaluna. * Dr. Harold Medford (''Them!'') - He led the team that wiped out the giant ants. * Dr. Gustav Niemann (''House of Frankenstein (film), House of Frankenstein'') - A mad doctor who escaped prison for revenge, took over a horror carnival exhibit that included

and later encountered Frankenstein's monster and the Larry Talbot, Wolf Man. * Philo (''UHF (film), UHF'') * Doctor Septimus Pretorius (''Bride of Frankenstein'') - A mad doctor and Henry Frankenstein's teacher who followed in Henry Frankenstein's footsteps in creating living beings. He blackmailed Frankenstein into helping him to create a Bride of Frankenstein (character), female companion for Frankenstein's monster. * Rotwang (''Metropolis (1927 film), Metropolis'') * Dr. Shinzo Mafune (''Terror of Mechagodzilla'') - A bitter oceanographer who had previously been ridiculed for his obsessive research into the brain patterns of sea creatures. He allies with the invading Black Hole Planet 3 Aliens, unleashing the mind-controlled kaiju Titanosaurus (Godzilla), Titanosaurus - whom he had personally discovered - to assist their newly-rebuilt Mechagodzilla. * Dr. Carl Stoner (''Sssssss'') - A delusional scientist attempting to create a method of transforming humans into snakes. * Dr. Strangelove (''Dr. Strangelove'') - A former Nazi scientist who was the scientific advisor to the President of the United States during the brink of apocalypse. * Dr. Alexander Thorkel (''Dr. Cyclops'') * Dr. Jane Tiptree (''Carnosaur (film), Carnosaur'') - A mad scientist who plans to recreate dinosaurs and destroy humanity. * Dr. Richard Vollin (''The Raven (1935 film), The Raven'') * Dr. Eric Vornoff (''Bride of the Monster'') * Dr. Herbert West (''Re-Animator'') * Peter Weyland (''Prometheus (2012 film), Prometheus'') * Henry Wu (Jurassic Park), Dr. Henry Wu (''

'') - The chief geneticist at Jurassic Park and head of the team that resurrected dinosaurs via cloning. * Dr. XXX (''The Mad Doctor (1933 film), The Mad Doctor'')

Mad scientists in live-action television

* Dr. Arthur Arden / Hans Grüper (''American Horror Story: Asylum'') * Walter Bishop (Fringe), Walter Bishop (''Fringe (TV series), Fringe'') - A scientist who was responsible for opening a doorway into another universe to save an alternate version of his son Peter from dying. His actions resulted in the gradual breakdown of both universes and inadvertently started a war between them. * Martin Brenner (''Stranger Things'') - He was the scientist who experimented on Eleven (Stranger Things), Eleven. *

(''

'') - The creator of the Daleks. * Dr. Laurence Erhardt (''Mystery Science Theater 3000'') * Dr. Clayton Forrester (Mystery Science Theater 3000), Dr. Clayton Forrester (''Mystery Science Theater 3000'') * TV's Frank (''Mystery Science Theater 3000'') * Kinga Forrester (''Mystery Science Theater 3000'') * Pearl Forrester (''Mystery Science Theater 3000'') * Dr. Benjamin Jeffcoat (''My Secret Identity'') * Dr. Loveless (''

'') * The Master (Doctor Who), The Master (''

'') - A renegade alien who seeks universal conquest. * Masahiko Minami (''Kamen Rider 555'') * Dr. Jonathan Reiss (''Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life'') - A disease specialist who sought to obtain Pandora's box. * Dr. Wilhelm Rolf (''Days of Our Lives'') * Dr. Shrinker (''Doctor Shrinker'')

Mad scientists in animated television

* Hugo A-Go-Go (''Batfink'') - Batfink's most recurring enemy. * Dr. Arkeville (''The Transformers (TV series), The Transformers'') - A self-proclaimed evil genius who allies himself with the Decepticons. * Lord Boxman (''OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes'') - An evil robotics engineer and CEO of Boxmore. * Professor Bug (''The Backyardigans'') - A pseudo-steampunk mad scientist portrayed by Pablo, who bugs all the robots in Mega City in the episode "Robot Rampage". * Professor Finbarr Calamitous (''

'') - A recurring enemy of Jimmy Neutron. * Dr. Cerebral (''Atomic Betty'') - A mad alien scientist, consisting of a brain with a face floating within a glass tank upon a mechanical body, who seeks to control the universe and wipe out all organic life out of a belief that mechanical beings are more efficient. * Dr. Claw (''Inspector Gadget'') - The leader of MAD. * Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz (''Phineas and Ferb'') - A mad scientist whose goal is to take over the Tri-State Area. * Dr. Drakken (''Kim Possible'') - A blue-skinned mad scientist determined to take over the world in order to prove his genius. * Miles Dredd (''Max Steel'') - The main antagonist of ''Max Steel''. * Entrapta, Princess Entrapta (''She-Ra: Princess of Power'' and ''She-Ra and the Princesses of Power'') - The Evil Horde's robotics engineer and inventor. * Dr. Flug (''Villainous (TV series), Villainous'') - An intelligent and inventive mad scientist who creates the gadgets and machines that Black Hat attempts to sell. * Mojo Jojo (''

'') - A mad scientist chimpanzee that plots to take over the world and destroy the Powerpuff Girls. He was also Professor Utonium's former pet and partially responsible for the creation of the Powerpuff Girls. * Van Kleiss (''Generator Rex'') - A British scientist who can manipulate the earth. * Dr. Lullah (''StuGo'') - She was responsible for turning animals into humanoid mutants, creating other lifeforms, and conducting experiments, as well as passing her island off as a summer camp that six children attend. * Mandark (''

'') - Dexter's rival, an evil genius who wants to destroy Dexter's laboratory and take over the world. * Mane-iac ('' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'') - A mad scientist in chemical engineering, specializing in the production of detergents. * Marvin the Martian (''Looney Tunes'') - A would-be planet conqueror. *

(''

'') - The leader of the Decepticons. * Dr. Alphonse Mephesto (''South Park'') - A mad scientist who specializes in genetic engineering and creates strange creatures with his talents. He also performs experiments ranging from simple DNA tests to creating a genetic clone of Stan Marsh for his son's science project. * Doctor Mindbender (''G.I. Joe: Renegades'') - A mad young genius in charge of Cobra's secret Bio-Viper project. * Dr. Namba (''Pokémon (TV series), Pokémon'') - An evil scientist who works for List of Pokémon characters#Team Rocket, Team Rocket, where he mostly oversees Cassidy and Butch. * Plankton and Karen#Plankton, Plankton (''

'') - A Cyclops (copepod), copepod evil genius who specializes in building robotic inventions, including his sidekick Plankton and Karen#Karen, Karen. * Vlad Plasmius (''Danny Phantom'') - A half-ghost evil inventor. * Dr. Cinnamon J Scudworth (''Clone High'') - A mad scientist who created clones of historic figures, employed by The Secret Board of Shadowy Figures. * Dr. Anton Sevarius (''Gargoyles (TV series), Gargoyles'') - A mad scientist and geneticist involved in several projects in the ''Gargoyles'' storyline. His most notable act is the creation of Talon and the Mutates. * Jack Spicer (''Xiaolin Showdown'') - A self-proclaimed evil boy genius. * Doctor Two-Brains (''WordGirl'') - A scientist who accidentally fused a mouse brain with his own, giving him an evil split personality. * Professor Venomous (''OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes'') - An international terrorist and evil inventor. * Dr. Weird (''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'') - The smartest, maddest, and scientistest scientist in the universe, whose experiments often cause problems for the Aqua Teens.

Mad scientists in animated films

* Buddy Pine / Syndrome (''The Incredibles'') - Mr. Incredible's fan/aspiring sidekick-turned-supervillain, who uses his scientific prowess to give himself enhanced abilities. * Dr. Finkelstein (''The Nightmare Before Christmas'') * Victor "Vector" Perkins (''

'')

Mad scientists in anime and manga

* Naoko Akagi (''Neon Genesis Evangelion'') * List of Neon Genesis Evangelion characters#Ritsuko Akagi, Ritsuko Akagi (''Neon Genesis Evangelion'') - The daughter of Naoko Akagi, * Dr. Hiroshi Agasa (''Case Closed'') - An absent-minded professor who invents several devices to aid Jimmy Kudo, * List of Made in Abyss characters#Bondrewd, Bondrewd (''Made in Abyss'') - A White Whistle known as "Bondrewd the Novel", who is in charge of Idofront, the Cave Riders' forward Operating Base in the fifth layer. He was responsible for several unethical experiments on children, including the one which transformed Nanachi and Mitty into Hollows. * Dr. Hell (''Mazinger Z'') - A mad scientist who is obsessed with taking over the world with his army of robotic monsters known as Mechanical Beast or Kikaiju. * Senku Ishigami (''Dr. Stone'') - A genius with vast scientific knowledge, who is able to invent various kinds of tools and gadgets quickly and efficiently. As a child, he designed and built a functioning miniature rocket ship. Senkuu also possesses an analytical mind, being able to correctly discern the situation he is in. * List of Soul Reapers in Bleach#Mayuri Kurotsuchi, Mayuri Kurotsuchi (''Bleach (manga), Bleach'') - A sadistic and cruel shinigami who uses his position as the leader of the Soul Society's Shinigami Research and Development Institute to conduct experiments. * Desty Nova (''Battle Angel Alita'') - A wicked genius whose work is fueled by philosophy, who is highly skilled at nanotechnology. * Rintaro Okabe (''Steins;Gate'') - An eccentric yet kind-hearted inventor who embraces the typical image of a mad scientist. His experiments lead to the invention of

. * Orochimaru (Naruto), Orochimaru (''Naruto'') - A shinobi obsessed with immortality and obtaining knowledge of all jutsu. He conducted many illegal and unethical experiments that resulted in him becoming a wanted criminal. * Franken Stein (''Soul Eater'') * Kaolla Su (''Love Hina'') - An exchange student and princess of the island of Molmol. She frequently invents dangerous devices and wants to turn her kingdom into a technological powerhouse that will conquer Japan. * Death Busters#Professor Tomoe, Professor Souichi Tomoe (''Sailor Moon'') - The father of Hotaru Tomoe and the leader of Death Busters, who was once a world-renowned scientist in the field of genetic engineering. After being forced out of the scientific community for his unethical experiments, he sold his findings to companies and bought the Sankakusu District to continue his research to create "Super Beings". He vesselized one of the Death Busters#Daimons, Daimon eggs, Germatoid, to become a human-Daimon hybrid, selling his soul to Death Busters#Master Pharaoh 90, Master Pharaoh 90 and willfully discarding his humanity. After becoming a hybrid, he creates various Daimons while working to perfect the stability of Daimon/human hybrids. * List of My Hero Academia characters#Daruma Ujiko, Daruma Ujiko (''My Hero Academia'') - A mad scientist associated with the series' main antagonists, the League of Villains. * Kabuto Yakushi (''Naruto'') - Orochimaru's assistant who takes part in many of his master's illegal experiments in addition to conducting his own, which include raising the dead.

Mad scientists in comics

Mad scientists in DC Comics

* Doctor Death (comics), Doctor Death - The first supervillain Batman ever faces, a chemist and producer of biological weapons. * Dollmaker (comics), Dollmaker - A serial killer and insane surgeon who makes dolls out of human flesh. * Gorilla Grodd * Professor Ivo - A supervillain and creator of Amazo, who is obsessed with immortality. * Lex Luthor - A scientific genius who is the nemesis of Superman. * Man-Bat * Mr. Freeze * Orca (DC Comics), Orca * Doctor Poison - An enemy of Wonder Woman and a mad scientist, who specializes in chemistry and poisons. * Poison Ivy (character), Poison Ivy - A supervillain scientist with an affinity towards plant life. * Doctor Sivana - The world's wickedest scientist and archenemy of Shazam (DC Comics), Captain Marvel. * Hugo Strange - A mad scientist and enemy of Batman who deduced his secret identity. * T. O. Morrow * Ultra-Humanite

Mad scientists in Marvel Comics

* Lizard (character), Curt Connors - A college professor and expert on reptiles, who created a formula to regrow his missing arm, but ended up turning himself into the Lizard. * Doctor Doom - An evil scientist, engineer, genius, and conqueror. Like Mister Fantastic, he is regarded as one of the most intelligent people on Earth. * Doctor Octopus - A narcissistic roboticist and nuclear physicist who is an enemy of Spider-Man. * High Evolutionary - A British scientist who specializes in mutating animals into anthropomorphic forms. * Jackal (Marvel Comics character), Jackal - A college professor who has a vendetta against Spider-Man due to the death of his girlfriend Gwen Stacy, whom he secretly loved. He creates multiple clones of the Spider-Man as well as a clone of Gwen to attack and torment him, eventually turning himself into a jackal-like beast. * Leader (character), Leader - An enemy of the Hulk who was mutated by gamma radiation and possesses superhuman intelligence. * Mister Sinister - An enemy of the X-Men who specializes in genetic engineering. * Morbius - A scientist whose experiment with vampire bat DNA turned him into a pseudo-vampire. * Norman Osborn - A billionaire CEO of Oscorp and Spider-Man's nemesis, who is sometimes portrayed as a scientist with brilliant intellect. He crafts a Halloween-themed costume called the Green Goblin while having developed a personality associated with it. * Bolivar Trask - A scientist who created the Sentinel (comics), Sentinels, a series of Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutant-hunting robots. * Baron Zemo - A Nazi and archenemy of Captain America. * Arnim Zola - A former Nazi scientist who escaped death by transferring his consciousness into a mechanical body. In the present day, he is a member of the Hydra (comics), Hydra terrorist organization.

Mad scientists in other comics

* Dr. Jonathan Septimus (''Blake and Mortimer'') - A

vengeful due to perceived slights by his colleagues, who appears in The Yellow "M" and The Septimus Wave. * Joachim Sickbock (''Tom Poes'') - A

who often proves to be a threat to the protagonists. * Baxter Stockman (''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'') - A mad scientist and archenemy of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Other media adaptions had him working for Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Shredder and the Foot Clan. * Othar Tryggvassen (''Girl Genius'') - A powerful "spark", or

, bent on destroying all sparks, including himself.

Mad scientists in video games

* Doctor Nitrus Brio (''Crash Bandicoot'') - A timid and meek scientist who assisted Doctor Neo Cortex in the first game, often using beakers of chemicals. * Doctor Neo Cortex (''Crash Bandicoot'') - An evil doctor who is the creator and archenemy of the franchise's titular hero Crash Bandicoot (character), Crash Bandicoot and has an oversized head. He seeks to conquer the world using Power Crystals. * Dr. Crygor (''WarioWare'') * Dr. Daniel Dickens (''Angels of Death (video game), Angels of Death'') - The main character's therapist. * Victor Donovan (''Dead or Alive (franchise), Dead or Alive'') - The main antagonist of the ''Dead or Alive'' series. * Doctor Eggman, Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik (''Sonic the Hedgehog'') - A mad scientist and archenemy of Sonic the Hedgehog (character), Sonic the Hedgehog, who specializes in robotics and other fields of engineering and invents various aircraft, robots and vehicles, imprisoning animals inside of working robotic shells and experimenting with types of mutations. He aims to capture the Chaos Emeralds. * Dr. "Mundo" Edmundo (''League of Legends'') - A sociopath medical doctor who specializes in the study of the pain response and how to inflict pain. His experiments have caused him to take on a monstrous form and a deceptively dimwitted speech pattern. * Doctor N. Gin (''Crash Bandicoot'') - A masochistic scientist who assists Neo Cortex. * Alexandria Hypatia (''Dishonored 2'') - The chief alchemist at the Addermire Institute who gains a separate serial killer personality after an experiment goes wrong. * GLaDOS, GLaDOS/Caroline (''Portal (series), Portal'') - The main antagonist of the ''Portal'' franchise. She was Cave Johnson's assistant before taking over the facility. * Professor Hojo (''Final Fantasy VII'') - The head of Shinra's science department. He is a sociopathic, amoral bioengineer whose experiments drive the game's plot forward, having a role in the backstories of Cloud Strife, Zack Fair, Vincent Valentine, and Sephiroth (Final Fantasy), Sephiroth. * Professor Von Kriplespac (''Conker's Bad Fur Day'') * Dr. M (''Sly Cooper'') - A mandrill who was the brains of Sly's father's gang. Feeling that he was being held back, he set up a fortress on Kaine Island to break into the Cooper Vault and claim the wealth for himself. * Medic (Team Fortress 2), The Medic (''Team Fortress 2'') - One of nine playable classes, who rejects the Hippocratic Oath. He is able to heal other characters and temporarily make them invincible using his Medigun. He previously had a medical licence, but lost it due to misplacing a patient's skeleton. * Dr. Nefarious (''Ratchet & Clank'') - A recurring adversary to Ratchet and Clank (characters), Ratchet and Clank and Captain Qwark. * Rintarō Okabe / Kyōma Hōōin (''Steins;Gate'') - A self-proclaimed mad scientist in his Kyōma Hōōin persona, taken from a television show he watched as a child. * General Wilhelm "Deathshead" Strasse (Wolfenstein) - The major antagonist of the series, who leads the Nazis' research projects. * Vexen (''Kingdom Hearts'') - A founding member of Organization XIII and the head of the Replica Program, which creates artificial humanoids that serve as vessels for hearts. * Viktor (''League of Legends'') - A scientist who replaced his body with a machine and wants to enhance the human race. * Dr. Wily (''Mega Man'') - The primary antagonist of the original ''Mega Man'' series. * Yuri (''Red Alert 2'') - A Soviet psychic and founder of the Psychic Corps. During World War II, he took part in Joseph Stalin's secret project, whose aim was to create mind-control technology, and an army which specialized in psychic warfare.

Other

* Henry Emily (''Five Nights at Freddy's'') - Henry was the creator of the springlock animatronics, and possibly the original four animatronics. He is business partners with William Afton and is the father of Charlie Emily and Sammy Emily. * Dr. Baron von Kluckinstein (Radioactive Chicken Heads) * Morgus the Magnificent - A horror host of late-night science fiction and horror movies and television shows that originated in the New Orleans, Louisiana market. * Professor Nebulous (''Nebulous'') - The leader of an eco-troubleshooting team. * Professor Jocelyn Peabody (''Dan Dare'') - The scientific brains behind many of the team's most inventive ideas.

Teams of scientists/engineers

* A team of scientists who investigate a deadly disease in ''The Andromeda Strain'' * Arcot, Wade, and Morey stories by John W. Campbell, Arcot, Wade and Morey - A group of scientist-inventors in science fiction stories by John W. Campbell. * The Baltimore Gun Club in ''From the Earth to the Moon'' - Three of its wealthy members, Victor Barbicane, Stuyvesant Nicholl, and Ben Sharpe, build a giant gun which launches an occupied capsule to the Moon. * The Challengers of the Unknown - A group of explorers and scientists. * Edward Elric and Alphonse Elric (''Fullmetal Alchemist'') - Alchemist brothers who seek the legendary Philosopher's stone and end up saving their country with their alchemical skills. * ''Eureka (2006 TV series), Eureka'' - A hidden town in Oregon where everyone is a scientific genius. * Forensic scientists who use their skills to solve crimes in ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''CSI: NY'' and ''CSI: Miami'' * ''Ghostbusters'' - Most of the central characters, including Peter Venkman, Raymond Stantz, Egon Spengler and Winston Zeddemore, are parapsychologists who battle ghosts and other supernatural menaces with equipment of their own design. * Global Dynamics (''Eureka (2006 TV series), Eureka'') - A major research facility in the town of Eureka, where most of America's top-secret government experiments are conducted. * The K-science team: Hong Kong Shatterdome (Newton Geiszler and Hermann Gottlieb) - Heads of the kaiju science research team (''Pacific Rim (film), Pacific Rim'') * The Kihara family of mad scientists in ''A Certain Magical Index'', who are dedicated to the pursuit of science, regardless of the cost and often serve as antagonists. * ''The Last Three of Venus'' - Venusian scientists and adversaries of Dan Dare. * ''The Lone Gunmen'' - A group of ardent conspiracy theorists and computer hackers who often assist Fox Mulder, Mulder and Dana Scully, Scully, though sometimes have their own adventures * LOVEMUFFIN (''Phineas and Ferb'') - A group of

s that Dr. Doofenshmirtz is a member of. * STUDY (''A Certain Scientific Railgun S'') - A group of frustrated young adult scientists who serve as antagonists. * The Speedwagon Foundation - A group consisting of doctors and archaeologists founded by Robert E. O. Speedwagon somewhere between the story arcs of ''Phantom Blood'' and ''Battle Tendency'' in ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', who are extremely knowledgeable on Stands, Pillar Men and Dio Brando, Dio. * ''Unorthodox Engineers'' - A misfit bunch of engineers who solve problems of alien technology/weird planets in the future.

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