The scientist that Frankenstein admired when he was a teenager was Cornelius Agrippa.
He was a German scientist, but also an occult writer. His works resonated with young Frankenstein's gullible and voracious mind, so he had a huge influence on his later endeavors.
The internet revolution is much like the print revolution in the way they both promote knowledge using simpler and easier tools that are easy to spread.
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I would go with john locke
