@article{ref1,
title="Whatever happened to the 'mad, bad' scientist? Overturning the stereotype",
journal="Public understanding of science",
year="2014",
author="Haynes, Roslynn D.",
volume="25",
number="1",
pages="31-44",
abstract="The cluster of myths relating to the pursuit of knowledge has perpetuated the archetype of the alchemist/scientist as sinister, dangerous, possibly mad and threatening to society's values. Shelley's Frankenstein provided imagery and a vocabulary universally invoked in relation to scientific discoveries and technological innovation. The reasons for the longevity of this seemingly antiquated, semiotic imagery are discussed. In the twenty-first century, this stereotype has been radically revised, even overturned. Scientists are now rarely objects of fear or mockery. Mathematicians, both real-life and fictional, are discussed here as being representative of scientists now depicted empathically. This article examines possible sociological reasons for this reversal; what the revisionist image suggests about society's changed attitudes to science; and what might be the substitute fears and sources of horror.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0963-6625",
doi="10.1177/0963662514535689",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0963662514535689"
}