Episode 152 - Inside History's Most Chilling Real-Life Frankenstein Experiments

About this episode

This episode explores the chilling real-life experiments that inspired Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

In 1818, Mary Shelley published her classic novel about Dr. Frankenstein and his disturbing experiments with reanimation — but the stories of these seven scientists from history prove that reality can sometimes be stranger than fiction. https://allthatsinteresting.com/real-frankenstein-experiments Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• Frankenstein
• experiments
• reanimation
• science
• history
• literature

Keywords

• Frankenstein
• Mary Shelley
• reanimation
• experiments
• history
• science

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Frankenstein

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