I agree with you. It's very tiring to see the same joke over and over again, when a scientist explains something in a complicated matter that was not necessary, like (probably a bad example): "Hey give me a aqueous solution of sucrose, high fructose corn syrup, combined with various flavoring agents and carbon dioxide gas (CO₂) under high pressure" "What?" "Oh, a soda, haha"
So it's all Mary Shelly's fault. 🙂 Probably the first "scientist" I can remember seeing on TV was The Professor from Gilligan's Island. Haven't seen it in a long time, but I think he probably falls into the "socially awkward" camp.
In the UK, I'm thinking of Heinz Wolff (The Great Egg Race) who always wore a bow tie and had a foreign accent when this was uncommon on UK TV, Patrick Moore (The Sky At Night) and most eccentric of all, Magnus Pyke (Don't Ask Me) with the windmilling arms. Don't forget the often-seen photo of Albert Einstein and his wild hair doesn't help dispell the "mad scientist" image. These are all real people! And let's not forget the fictional versions, Dr Frankenstein and Dr Jekyll, among others. BTW, I'm a retired analytical chemist who worked in industry.
I agree with you. It's very tiring to see the same joke over and over again, when a scientist explains something in a complicated matter that was not necessary, like (probably a bad example):
"Hey give me a aqueous solution of sucrose, high fructose corn syrup, combined with various flavoring agents and carbon dioxide gas (CO₂) under high pressure"
"What?"
"Oh, a soda, haha"
So it's all Mary Shelly's fault. 🙂
Probably the first "scientist" I can remember seeing on TV was The Professor from Gilligan's Island. Haven't seen it in a long time, but I think he probably falls into the "socially awkward" camp.
In the UK, I'm thinking of Heinz Wolff (The Great Egg Race) who always wore a bow tie and had a foreign accent when this was uncommon on UK TV, Patrick Moore (The Sky At Night) and most eccentric of all, Magnus Pyke (Don't Ask Me) with the windmilling arms. Don't forget the often-seen photo of Albert Einstein and his wild hair doesn't help dispell the "mad scientist" image. These are all real people! And let's not forget the fictional versions, Dr Frankenstein and Dr Jekyll, among others.
BTW, I'm a retired analytical chemist who worked in industry.