How it works
This scientist name generator makes up a scientist in one line: a title, a first name, a surname, a real field of science and a habit, as in "Professor Lucian Dewhurst, bryologist, who labels every jar twice."
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Five parts in one line
Press New scientist name. Tap a part to lock it, then press again: keep the field and press for a whole department, or keep a name and try habits until one fits, such as "names each sample after a great-aunt" or "has a lucky pencil and three spares".
The fields are real
Every field is a real branch of science, and the list under the tool says what each one studies: a limnologist studies inland waters, a tribologist friction, a potamologist rivers, a melittologist bees. The names and habits are made up.
Questions and answers
What are the names for different kinds of scientist?
Most fields have their own word. A bryologist studies mosses, a mycologist fungi, a myrmecologist ants, a cetologist whales and dolphins, and a speleologist caves. The list under the tool gives a line for every field on this page.
Are these the names of real scientists?
No. Each first name was checked with each surname against the page titles of Wikipedia, and a pair that matched a real person there was cut. A name can still belong to a real person who has no Wikipedia page.
Can I use this for a mad scientist?
Yes, for a mild one. Nothing here is sinister, but a habit such as "names each sample after a great-aunt" on a scientist with an unusual field makes a good eccentric for a story or a game.