Albert Einstein.
The reasons behind taking these names may reflect in the characters personality...
As one example we will look at the ring leader of the group - Alby. Named after Albert Einstein, Alby has a strong attitude as leader. Similar to Albert Einstein who is a well know as a science genius in the main fields of physics. Both share a leadership type role.
What surprised me most was the character Minho, who, for all we know, does not have a scientist named after him. Why would the author name all the other characters after someone except one?
I feel as if the author wanted to show that character out. Minho is the head leader of the runners. With that he has the skills of navigation. This, of course, is not necessarily a science career. Doing further research on a wider spectrum I still was unable to find anyone famous and who fits the description. Maybe the author was predicting a future famous navigator named Minho?
Each character is unique in their own way in The Maze Runner. The author named each character in a unique way by relating them to famous scientist of the past. For example, Tomas is taken from the famous Tomas Edison, Gally is put with Galileo, and Alby is linked withThe reasons behind taking these names may reflect in the characters personality...
As one example we will look at the ring leader of the group - Alby. Named after Albert Einstein, Alby has a strong attitude as leader. Similar to Albert Einstein who is a well know as a science genius in the main fields of physics. Both share a leadership type role.
What surprised me most was the character Minho, who, for all we know, does not have a scientist named after him. Why would the author name all the other characters after someone except one?
I feel as if the author wanted to show that character out. Minho is the head leader of the runners. With that he has the skills of navigation. This, of course, is not necessarily a science career. Doing further research on a wider spectrum I still was unable to find anyone famous and who fits the description. Maybe the author was predicting a future famous navigator named Minho?