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Pages in category "Fictional characters who can manipulate probability" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
2 Fictional character biography. 3 Powers and abilities. 4 In other media. 5 References. Toggle the table of contents. ... Probability manipulation; Force field ...
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Mad scientists of Stanisław Lem, quite a few mad geniuses, many of whom strove to "inflict social panacea on entire populations", a part of Lem's philosophical analysis of social engineering. [ 2 ] Dr. Moreau ( The Island of Doctor Moreau ) – vivisectionist who has fled scandal to live on a remote island in the Pacific to pursue his research ...
The Alice and Bob characters were invented by Ron Rivest, Adi Shamir, and Leonard Adleman in their 1978 paper "A Method for Obtaining Digital Signatures and Public-key Cryptosystems". [2] Subsequently, they have become common archetypes in many scientific and engineering fields, such as quantum cryptography , game theory and physics . [ 3 ]
Must be a defining trait – Characters with access to vast powers (such as magical spells, advanced technology and genetic engineering) who are theoretically capable of this superhuman feature or ability – but who have neither made regular use nor provided a notable example of this extraordinary or supernatural feat – are not listed here.
The Foundation Trilogy - by Isaac Asimov; often considered one of the greatest science fiction works of all time [citation needed] and features "psycho-historians," a sort of hidden priesthood that manipulates politics and economics on a galactic scale to accomplish the goals of peace and prosperity. Part of the theory is that on a planetary ...
Must be a defining trait – Characters with access to vast powers (such as magical spells, advanced technology and genetic engineering) who are theoretically capable of this superhuman feature or ability – but who have neither made regular use nor provided a notable example of this extraordinary or supernatural feat – are not listed here.