Mad scientist (also mad doctor or mad professor) is a stock character of a scientist who is described as "mad" or "insane" owing to a combination of unusual or unsettling personality traits and the unabashedly ambitious, taboo or hubristic nature of their experiments. As a motif in fiction, the mad scientist may be villainous (evil genius) or antagonistic, benign or neutral; may be insane, eccentric, or clumsy; and often works with fictional technology or fails to recognise or value common human objections to attempting to play God. Some may have benevolent intentions, even if their actions are dangerous or questionable, which can make them accidental antagonists. History Prototypes The prototypical fictional mad scientist was Victor Frankenstein, creator of his eponymous monster, who made his first appearance in 1818, in the novel Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley. Though the novel's title character, Victor Frankenstein is a
El científico loco (también loco doctor o profesor loco) es un personaje de stock de un científico que se describe como "loco" o "loco" debido a una combinación de rasgos de personalidad inusuales o inquietantes y la naturaleza ambiciosa, tabú o hubrista de sus experimentos. Como motivo en la ficción, el científico loco puede ser malicioso (género maligno) o antagonista, benigno o neutral; puede ser loco, excéntrico o incómodo; y a menudo trabaja con tecnología ficticia o no reconoce o valora objeciones humanas comunes a intentar jugar a Dios. Algunos pueden tener intenciones benevolentes, incluso si sus acciones son peligrosas o cuestionables, lo que puede hacer que sean antagonistas accidentales.