The Geek World's Greatest Scientists

By Vadim Newquist Nov 21, 2013

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5. Dr. Emmet Brown

In terms of eccentric scientists who remind us of our grandfather, Back to the Future's bug-eyed Dr. Emmet Brown is definitely the most memorable. This "student of all sciences" has all the characteristics of a crackpot: crazy unkempt hair à la Albert Einstein, and a paranoid fear of outsiders. Fortunately for Brown, though, his brilliance mirrors his eccentricity, as his inventions, like the sleek, time traveling DeLorean sports cars that are at the heart of the BTF series. Has there ever been a cooler time travel device in history?

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Vadim Newquist

Vadim Newquist is a writer, director, actor, animator, fire fighter, stunt driver, martial arts instructor, snake wrangler and time traveling bounty hunter who scales tall buildings with his bare hands and wrestles sharks in his spare time. He can do ten consecutive backflips in one jump, make cars explode with his mind, and can give fifty people a high-five at once without even lifting his hands. He holds multiple PhDs in nuclear physics, osteopathic medicine, behavioral psychology, breakdancing, and chilling out. He currently resides in Gotham City inside his stately mansion with his butler Alfred and his two cats.

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