# Dr. Lynn — Short Science Fiction character guide

> Dr. Lynn in Short Science Fiction by Isaac Asimov.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Lynn

**First appearance:** 0000-the-magnificent-possession

## Snapshot

A scientist whose name surfaces in the anxious talk of two boys who have stumbled onto something in a barn they cannot un-see.

## Who they are

Dr. Lynn belongs to the adult world that Red and Slim both fear and half-quote, the world of spaceships, telepathy, and fathers who issue grim instructions. The boys' panic over the caged creatures they found is sharpened by the sense that grown-ups like Lynn already know more than they are saying. That gap between childish guesswork and adult knowledge drives the story's early dread.

## Relationships

### [Humphrey Carl Laszlo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_science_fiction_se/characters/humphrey_carl_laszlo)

_professional_

Dr. Lynn and Humphrey Carl Laszlo share a professional relationship, possibly as scientist and director, with frequent interactions indicating joint projects.

### [Presidential Assistant Jeffreys](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_science_fiction_se/characters/presidential_assistant_jeffreys)

_professional_

Dr. Lynn and Presidential Assistant Jeffreys interact in a government or advisory capacity, likely coordinating scientific and political responses.

### [Humphrey Carl Laszlo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_science_fiction_se/characters/humphrey_carl_laszlo)

_professional_

Dr. Lynn and Humphrey Carl Laszlo share a professional relationship, possibly as scientist and director, with frequent interactions indicating joint projects.

### [Humphrey Carl Laszlo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_science_fiction_se/characters/humphrey_carl_laszlo)

_professional_

Dr. Lynn and Humphrey Carl Laszlo share a professional relationship, possibly as scientist and director, with frequent interactions indicating joint projects.

### [Presidential Assistant Jeffreys](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_science_fiction_se/characters/presidential_assistant_jeffreys)

_professional_

Dr. Lynn and Presidential Assistant Jeffreys interact in a government or advisory capacity, likely coordinating scientific and political responses.

## In the story

### [Let’s Get Together](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_science_fiction_se/chapters/let-s-get-together)

Chief of Robotics; suspects Breckenridge is a humanoid and kills him; argues against the government's countermeasures.

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