Scientists -- Fiction

Narratives focusing on the lives, motivations, and ethical dilemmas of scientific researchers and their pursuit of discovery.

1 Book 17 min read

Summaries

Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus

Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft

Victor Frankenstein creates a grotesque monster at the University of Ingolstadt, and after the creature is rejected by humanity and denied a companion, he embarks on a campaign of murder against his creator's entire family, culminating in a pursuit across continents to the Arctic where both creator and creation meet their tragic end.

Scientists -- Fiction 17 min