This is only from reading the Wikipedia entry mind you....

John Stuart Mill could have been an inspiration to Lester Dent for Doc's
upbringing. Anyway, interesting to see that the experiment did actually happen
(in a way) and was successful (after a fashion).

Yeah, I remember thinking back in college that JSM was simply ripping
off Kenneth Robeson. Didn't do too well on THAT term paper,,,

dave