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|only = Inferno (TV story) | |origin = [[Germany]] | ||
|actor = Olaf Pooley | |only = Inferno (TV story) | ||
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[[Professor]] '''Eric Stahlman''' was the founder and head scientist of the [[Inferno Project]] conducted at [[Eastchester]]. | |||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Stahlman | Eric Stahlman grew up in [[Germany]] after the [[World War I|First World War]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Inferno (novelisation)|Inferno]]'') and became a [[scientist]], later heading the [[Inferno Project]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'') He was known to [[Emily Shaw|Dame Emily Shaw]], who described him as an "old goat". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Last Post (audio story)|The Last Post]]'') | ||
Stahlman was obsessed with completing the project quickly and fought anyone who might delay it — including [[Keith Gold|Sir Keith Gold]], [[Greg Sutton]] and the [[Third Doctor]]. | |||
Having earlier touched and been infected by the [[Stahlman's ooze|green ooze]] which was a byproduct of the drilling, Stahlman ordered the technicians out of the drill-head area as Penetration-Zero neared, sealed himself in and rubbed a handful of the substance onto his face — [[mutation|mutating]] into a [[Primord]]. | |||
On emerging into the main control area, the mutated Stahlman was shot twice by [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] (whether this had any effect is unclear); and then killed by the Doctor and Sutton each spraying him with a [[fire extinguisher]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'') | |||
== Appearance == | |||
According to one account, Stahlman was a burly man. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Inferno (novelisation)|Inferno]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* | * ''Stahlman'' is an anglicised version of the German surname ''Stahlmann'', meaning "Man of Steel" (implying his ancestors were metalworkers), similar to the meaning of [[Joseph Stalin|''Stalin'']] in Russian. It is likely Stahlman anglicised his name at some point from the grammatically correct German name ''Erich Stahlmann''. | ||
* Stahlman is mentioned in [[Terrance Dicks]]'s [[Inferno (novelisation)|novelisation]] as growing up in "post-war Germany"; whether this was the [[World War I|First]] or [[World War II|Second World War]] is unclear. Olaf Pooley was in his mid-fifties when ''Inferno'' was filmed. Stahlman growing up in post-Second World War Germany would require the events to occur <nowiki/>decades after ''Inferno'''s original UK transmission. If the 1974 date for the story's setting established by ''[[Ashes of the Inferno (short story)|Ashes of the Inferno]]'' is correct this would mean Stahlman was born in about 1918 and that he grew up through the Great Depression and the Nazi era. | |||
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Revision as of 12:19, 6 September 2024
Professor Eric Stahlman was the founder and head scientist of the Inferno Project conducted at Eastchester.
Biography
Eric Stahlman grew up in Germany after the First World War (PROSE: Inferno) and became a scientist, later heading the Inferno Project. (TV: Inferno) He was known to Dame Emily Shaw, who described him as an "old goat". (AUDIO: The Last Post)
Stahlman was obsessed with completing the project quickly and fought anyone who might delay it — including Sir Keith Gold, Greg Sutton and the Third Doctor.
Having earlier touched and been infected by the green ooze which was a byproduct of the drilling, Stahlman ordered the technicians out of the drill-head area as Penetration-Zero neared, sealed himself in and rubbed a handful of the substance onto his face — mutating into a Primord.
On emerging into the main control area, the mutated Stahlman was shot twice by Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (whether this had any effect is unclear); and then killed by the Doctor and Sutton each spraying him with a fire extinguisher. (TV: Inferno)
Appearance
According to one account, Stahlman was a burly man. (PROSE: Inferno)
Behind the scenes
- Stahlman is an anglicised version of the German surname Stahlmann, meaning "Man of Steel" (implying his ancestors were metalworkers), similar to the meaning of Stalin in Russian. It is likely Stahlman anglicised his name at some point from the grammatically correct German name Erich Stahlmann.
- Stahlman is mentioned in Terrance Dicks's novelisation as growing up in "post-war Germany"; whether this was the First or Second World War is unclear. Olaf Pooley was in his mid-fifties when Inferno was filmed. Stahlman growing up in post-Second World War Germany would require the events to occur decades after Inferno's original UK transmission. If the 1974 date for the story's setting established by Ashes of the Inferno is correct this would mean Stahlman was born in about 1918 and that he grew up through the Great Depression and the Nazi era.
