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They can't morph into machines, crush rocks withtheir fists or travel through time (yet), but many would consider the 20th century'sgreatest scientists heroes in every sense of the word.
Digital artist Russell Gawthorpe certainly thinks so, which is whyhe designed a "Heroes of Science Action Figures" set to honour the likes of Niels Bohr, Alan Turing, Nikola Tesla and 27 others.
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"I've noticed that you can buy Albert Einstein figures, Nikola Tesla bobble-heads and The Simpsons even brought out a Stephen Hawking figure based on his appearance in an episode," wrote the artist on his DeviantART profile. "However, I thought it'd be really cool if there was an entire series of them, based on all of the people who've contributed to our understanding of the world and the universe it sits in."
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As of Gawthorpe's last update, he has no plans of taking the set into production, but reaction to his work may change his mind. Twitter shows that there's certainly a market for the Heroes of Science.
All I want for Xmas is --> Heroes of Science action figures http://flpbd.it/GiWkB via @vergeMichael Owen Hill
RT @Matt_Muir: Why aren't these real / available to buy? Heroes of Science - the action figures: http://datazoid.deviantart.com/art/Heroes-of-Science-Action-Figures-337514889Andrew Robinson
Why can't this be a thing? Please Internet... make this a thing. Just this once Internet: http://datazoid.deviantart.com/art/Heroes-of-Science-Action-Figures-337514889John Mikael Gunderse
Will the gods of science and engineering please please make these Heroes of Science action figures a real thing. http://www.geekologie.com/2012/11/not-a-bad-idea-heroes-of-science-action.phpMichael Cosentino
#science Now, where's the Kickstarter project to mass-produce these totally awesome (conceptual) action figures?! http://datazoid.deviantart.com/art/Heroes-of-Science-Action-Figures-337514889J. Martin
Why can't these amazing Heroes of Science action figures be real?! I want to own them all. http://bit.ly/WqFw3EJoe Hanson
His criteria was limited to scientists 'alive at some point in the 20th century' in an attempt to make the job of choosing more manageable. Also, "no scientists famous for major medical breakthroughs. Primarily because medical heroes is a category all of its own, and there are hundreds to choose from."
Of course, as with any list of famous figures, there's been some debate over who was included in the set -- and who was left out.
This is BS -- there's no @ninatandon action figure: Heroes of Science action figures - Holy Kaw! http://holykaw.alltop.com/science-to-the-rescue-heroes-of-science-actioe1evation
No Galileo and only one lady, but these Heroes of Science Action Figures are still righteous. http://bit.ly/XgV2AjJason M Harrison
This'd be great if it were real, but no @TheScienceGuy @steltzner @tweetsoutloud or any other folks from JPL or NASA?? http://bit.ly/X4yfYkJennifer Ray
"Statistically, they're in the minority. I'm not suggesting by any degree that their work is lesser, or that they shouldn't be recognised for their accomplishments, but when you punch up a list of "most recognisable scientists"... there just aren't many women," he wrote.
"Just to point out: I only have one African-American scientist, one Indian scientist, one Hungarian mathematician... Unfortunately for this collection, there are only so many hours I can spend drawing little people."
Really cool, but token Marie Curie? Binders full of women scientists? "@brainpicker: Heroes of science action figures! http://j.mp/UTgxQy"terfle
Only one female Hero of Science? RT @jtotheizzoe Why can't these amazing Heroes of Science action figures be real?! http://bit.ly/WqFw3EPeter MacArthur
First thought on seeing this lot - http://datazoid.deviantart.com/art/Heroes-of-Science-Action-Figures-337514889 - why only one woman? Where's Grace Hopper? Where's Ada Lovelace? (I'm a programmer)Chris
Heroes of science action figures. Where are the women? http://th06.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2012/317/1/b/1b51c514153da2a54d01ad9484f13592-d5ky45l.jpgAlexis Rudd
http://datazoid.deviantart.com/art/Heroes-of-Science-Action-Figures-337514889 - I would totally buy this, but why does the only woman (Marie Curie) look like she'd come alive at night to murder me?Elizabeth Pearson
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