Don Ulin writes: >I don't want to flood everyone's mail with answers to a question >that only I am interested in, but I would like any >suggestions that anyone may have. I can recall several threads that did not interest me in the slightest clogging my mailbox in the recent past. It just goes with the territory. Personally, I find this question rather interesting. >THE QUESTION: I'm trying to add some film to a course I've taught >before on the language and community of science. What I'm looking >for is examples of stereotypes of scientists: the scientist as hero; >the mad, dangerous scientist; the helpless scientist; seekers after >power; scientist as adventurer. I'm especially interested in >examples of the scientist as foolish, childish, and/or in a world >of (inevitably) his own. The best example of this last stereotype would have to be Jerry Lewis's _The Nutty Professor_ While I'm not a huge admirer of Lewis in general, this is a great film. You might also consider Sinclair Lewis's (no relation) novel _Arrowsmith_ as an example of the "scientist as hero." John Ford made a film version in the early 1930s, but I don't think it's a very good adaptation. It shows up on AMC every now and then. Doug Riblet University of Wisconsin--Madison [log in to unmask]