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(maybe i should read these books before conjecturing all over everything)
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The scientist who invented the original [[KIDS]] system used in the infamous Kensington Experiment. He appears briefly in [[Layer 06]] to discuss his findings with [[Lain]]. Lain strongly disapproves of his actions.
 
The scientist who invented the original [[KIDS]] system used in the infamous Kensington Experiment. He appears briefly in [[Layer 06]] to discuss his findings with [[Lain]]. Lain strongly disapproves of his actions.
  
In [[Chiaki Konaka|Konaka]]'s [[Scenario Experiments Lain]], a footnote says Hodgeson is named after [[Wikipedia:Charles Dodgson|Charles Dodgson]], and not [[Wikipedia:William Hope Hodgson|William Hope Hodgson]]. He makes no mention of spiritualists or scientists.
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In [[Chiaki Konaka|Konaka]]'s [[Scenario Experiments Lain]], a footnote says Hodgeson is named after [[Wikipedia:Charles Lutwidge Dodgson|Charles Dodgson]], and ''not'' [[Wikipedia:William Hope Hodgson|William Hope Hodgson]]. Though similarities between Dodgson and Professor Hodgeson may not be immediately apparent, closer inspection reveals that they had at least two things in common. First, they both believed in psychic powers such as extrasensory perception and telekinesis; Dodgson was a member of the [[Wikipedia:Society for Psychical Research|Society for Psychical Research]]. Second, they both liked to play with kids.
 
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The scientist who invented the original KIDS system used in the infamous Kensington Experiment. He appears briefly in Layer 06 to discuss his findings with Lain. Lain strongly disapproves of his actions.

In Konaka's Scenario Experiments Lain, a footnote says Hodgeson is named after Charles Dodgson, and not William Hope Hodgson. Though similarities between Dodgson and Professor Hodgeson may not be immediately apparent, closer inspection reveals that they had at least two things in common. First, they both believed in psychic powers such as extrasensory perception and telekinesis; Dodgson was a member of the Society for Psychical Research. Second, they both liked to play with kids. Template:Characters