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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.
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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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The creators of SEL may have designed him with early [[Wikipedia:Parapsychology|parapsychologists]] in mind. He shares a name with Australian spiritualist [http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hodgson-richard-3777 Richard Hodgson.] Also, his face bears a resemblance to that of [[Wikipedia:William_James|William James]].
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