Archetypal mad scientists aren't comic book megalomaniacs, but are sincerely touched by the majesty of creation. Feynman was one. Their electric enthusiasm an

Archetypal mad scientists aren't comic book megalomaniacs, but are sincerely touched by the majesty of creation. Feynman was one. Their electric enthusiasm and sheer joy is infectious. I can remember at least two or three teachers who had that glint in their eyes and I owe a huge debt to them for passing on the spark. We used to have a lot more "celebrity" scientists. In the UK we still have starry eyed "billions and billions" Brian Cox. Back in the days of TV we had David Bellamy (Botanist) and Johnny Ball (mathematician). The establishment finds it hard to "manage" these people, so Bellamy was edged out for his non-conventional take on climate, and Ball was ousted for his passionate critique of declining education. The Aussies had Julius Sumner-Miller, who seemed like a proper Doc Brown fruit-bat.