At the Mountains of Madness · Character
Professor Frank H. Pabodie
The expedition's chief engineer, whose drills and boring equipment crack open the primordial rock and let something ancient answer back.
supporting
Also known as Pabodie
First appearance: I
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Engineering professor who devised the unique drilling apparatus used by the expedition.
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