[Ads-l] Antedating of "Mad Scientist" in OED and Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction

[Shapiro, Fred]

mad scientist (OED 1893)

1883 Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) 4 Sept. 2 (Newspapers.com)  This proposal, however, of some mad scientists ... fortunately cannot be carried out without the sanction of the Home Secretary.

Fred Shapiro

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