In conceiving her novel Frankenstein , Mary Shelley was influenced by the nascent medical science of the day and by early experiments on electricity. In return, Frankenstein has haunted science ever since. Shelley9s book and subsequent films and plays have become what one author calls "the governing myth of modern biology": a cautionary tale of scientific hubris. The scientific literature, like the popular press, is rife with references to Frankenfood, Frankencells, and Frankendrugs—most of them supposedly monstrous creations. Other papers mentioning Frankenstein analyze the science behind the novel, analyze Shelley9s state of mind, or even, in a bizarre twist, draw inspiration from the tale.

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恐怖故事如何困扰科学

在构思她的小说弗兰肯斯坦时，玛丽雪莱受到当时新兴医学科学和早期电力实验的影响。作为回报，弗兰肯斯坦从那时起就一直困扰着科学。雪莱的书和随后的电影和戏剧已成为一位作者所说的“现代生物学的统治神话”：科学狂妄的警示故事。科学文献，就像大众媒体一样，充斥着对科学食品、科学怪人和科学药物的提及——其中大部分都被认为是可怕的创造物。其他提到弗兰肯斯坦的论文分析了小说背后的科学，分析了雪莱的心理状态，甚至以一种奇怪的方式从故事中汲取灵感。