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Alchemists and Mad Scientists: from Faust to Dr. Strangelove

MIT Building 3, Room 133 33 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA

We will trace the development in mass media of the evolution of alchemists into mad scientists, using the films "Faust," "Metropolis," "The Bride of Frankenstein," and "Dr. Strangelove" as our texts.