In Kenneth Oppel's novel This Dark Endeavor and its sequel Such Wicked Intent, Frankenstein is portrayed as a 16-year-old aspiring scientist who creates his own creature from the body of his …

Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was …

Two contemporary scientific advances—both of which were concerned with probing the boundaries between the living and the dead—figure prominently in the novel.

Frankenstein is the title character in Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, the prototypical ‘mad scientist’ who creates a monster by which he is eventually killed. The name …

2024年4月20日 · Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein examines the pursuit of knowledge within the context of the Industrial Age, shining a spotlight on the ethical, moral, and religious …

Victor changes over the course of the novel from an innocent youth fascinated by the prospects of science into a disillusioned, guilt-ridden man determined to destroy the fruits of his arrogant …

Victor Frankenstein is the main character in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus. He is an Italian-Swiss scientist living in Bavaria, Germany, in the 1790s.

2018年1月10日 · In return, Frankenstein has haunted science ever since. First published anonymously in 1818, the book and subsequent films and plays have become what Jon …

2023年10月31日 · Former Assistant Curator Katie Crowson explores the science behind Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, which some consider the first science fiction story. At just 18 years old, …

2024年12月29日 · This essay is excerpted from the volume “Frankenstein: Annotated for Scientists, Engineers, and Creators of All Kinds.” An open access edition of the book can be …