The Maddest Scientist | From Nikola Tesla to Egon Spengler

The world has no shortage of crazy people. An interesting thing I’ve noticed over the years is scientists seem to be overrepresented in the eccentric category. The idea of a mad scientist isn’t just a trope or story device. There is something to it.

There are real and spectacular examples throughout history. Some of these wild physicists, chemists, engineers and inventors steered the course of civilization through technology, medicine and advances in warfare. Movies, books, legends are filled to the brim with the mad scientist character.

Vanadium features video explorations of the many fascinations of materials scientist, Christopher Rankin PhD.

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All music by Christopher Rankin