doppelganger
[DOP-uhl-gang-uhr]
-noun
Definition: A ghostly double or counterpart of a living person.
-noun
Definition: Alter ego; double.
Quotes:
1. To readers of science fiction, the idea of a single atom existing simultaneously in two states or places is reminiscent of the supernatural "doppelganger" -- a flesh-and-blood duplicate of one's self encountered while walking along a street. — New York Times, May 28, 1996, "Physicists Put Atom in Two Places at Once"
2. But my primary interest here is not the machinations of science itself but the fascinating life and times of its dark doppelganger, the mad scientist, in all his overreaching glory. — Screams of Reason, David J. Skal
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