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A scientist eagerly encountering the wonders of modern chemistry: a scene from Thomas Edison鈥檚 film Frankenstein (1910), starring Charles Ogle. 鈥淭he world was to me a secret I desired to divine,鈥 declares Dr. Frankenstein in Mary Shelley鈥檚 original novel (1818). Photograph from the book Edison鈥檚 Frankenstein by Frederick C. Wiebel, Jr., courtesy of the author and The Fort Lee Film Commission.