In the stories “The Birthmark” and “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, both explore the wonders of science. “The Birthmark” and “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment” explore science in similar ways, like the future. But there are some differences, like who’s future. In “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment”, Dr. Heidegger uses science to create and “magic water” to let people go back to when they were young, this let people change their future for the better. In “The Birthmark” Aylmer uses science to create a serum to remove his wife’s birthmark. Aylmer does this because it will make a better future for him and his wife. In both stories Aylmer and Dr. Heidegger use science to create better futures. In “The Birthmark” Aylmer, Georgina’s husband,