Definitions for mad scientist
mad sci·en·tist

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1. mad scientistnoun

   A stock character in popular fiction; a bumbling scientist working on unlikely ways to save the world, or a villainous one bent on destroying it.

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1. Mad scientist

   The mad scientist (also mad doctor or mad professor) is a stock character of a scientist who is perceived as "mad, bad and dangerous to know" 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.

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1. Mad scientist

   A mad scientist or mad professor is a scientist who is considered insane or eccentric. The mad scientist may be villainous or antagonistic, benign or neutral; may be insane, eccentric, or clumsy; and often work with fictional technology or fail to see potential objections to playing God. Some may have benevolent or good spirited intentions, even if their actions are dangerous or questionable, which can make them accidental villains. In the same relation, some are protagonists or allies thereof, such as Dexter in the animated series Dexter's Laboratory; Professor Calculus in The Adventures of Tintin; Dr. Muto; Professor Farnsworth; Philo in UHF; Dr. Benjamin Jeffcoat; or Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown of Back to the Future. Occasionally, there are self-parodies of mad scientists making fun of this stereotype.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mad scientist in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mad scientist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of mad scientist in a Sentence

1. Hank Johnson:

   It seems like this is a renegade contractor visiting abuse on military personnel and live animals, it’s mind-boggling. It’s like a diabolical mad scientist at work in a horror movie.

2. James Comer:

   As more time passes, it's going to be harder to prove without a shadow of a doubt where this came from, but it looks to me like there's been a massive cover-up from day one — not just by communist China, but also by Dr. Fauci, i wonder — this is me, I'm not speaking on behalf of the committee — but I'm wondering: is he a mad scientist?

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mad_Scientist
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Scientist
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=mad scientist