The Absent-Minded Professor
 The Absent-Minded Professor is a 1961 American film distributed by Walt Disney Productions based on the short story A Situation of Gravity by Samuel W. Taylor. The title character was based in part on Hubert Alyea a professor emeritus of chemistry at Princeton University who was known as Dr. Boom for his explosive demonstrations.The film was a huge success at the box-office and two years later became the first Disney film to have a sequel 1963's Son of Flubber.