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10 Scary True Stories from Engineering History
Resurrecting the dead, mind control, radiation gone wrong, and man-eating robots, we've rounded up 10 of history's creepiest true tales of science and engineering gone wrong.
Chris Wiltz
October 19, 2018
9 Slides
Some of your favorite horror movies have nothing on the real thing. History is full of plenty of true-to-life tales of mad science. Whether it was malicious or unintentional, the effect is the same and the stories here are certified nightmare fuel. From experiments gone wrong to misguided inventions and occult rituals, you won't believe some of the things that have happened in the name of “science.”
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Chris Wiltz is a Senior Editor at Design News covering emerging technologies including AI, VR/AR, and robotics.
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