Ernst Schnickel

Ernst Schnickel was a German Philosopher most famous for his disappearance and presumed death during early experiments with the Spirit Displacement Device (SDD).

Early Life

Schnickel was born October 7, 2287 in New Leipzig, Germany and showed an active mind and curiosity to theoretical and abstract thought from a young age. At age 5 he was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (which at the time was not yet listed as a screenable genetic "disorder" under the Seoul Treaty). Schnickel excelled in primary and secondary schooling but encountered difficulty after his matriculation at Cambridge. He reportedly was easily distracted by fascinating abstract problems that had little to do with his classwork. As a result his academic record was a striking mix of abysmal grades and inspired work that stunned the teachers lucky enough to receive it.

Graduate Work

One of his papers caught the attention of visiting professor Franz Snell, who later personally requested Schnickel as his research assistant, and is largely credited with procuring him acceptance to program at the Vienna Institute For Metaphysics.

Legacy

Schnickel's academic work is overshadowed by the aftermath of his presumed demise; his accident while testing the SDD prompted Snell to invent a psycholinearity circuit to the SDD interface to prevent such tragedies in the future. In honor of Schnickel's sacrifice, Snell dubbed the device the "Schnickel Damper".

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