• Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Legal
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Alectro Labs

Alectro Labs

  • Science
    • Psychology
  • Tech
  • History
  • Everything Else
    • How to Adult
    • Interviews
  • Shop
You are here: Home / History / Interesting Parallels Between Dr. House and Sherlock Holmes

Interesting Parallels Between Dr. House and Sherlock Holmes

January 18, 2020

Sherlock Holmes has gone down in history as one of the most famous detectives ever.  He is indeed beloved by so many that it is a somewhat common belief that he was a real person.  When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was publishing his fictitious stories about the consulting detective in The Strand Magazine, many would write in with their own cases hoping to pique Sherlock Holmes’s interest.  I fully understand this craze since The Complete Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (a collection of all the Sherlock Holmes stories) is one of my favorite books. I think one of the most alluring things about Holmes is that he solves cases with seemingly magical powers, however, in reality he is simply using logic, intuition, and years of study.  At the end of the day he is a mere mortal (contrary to what he’d like you to believe) whos skills (almost) anyone can hone in. In fact, there are even books written about how the average person can train their brain to take a more Holmesian approach to life (my favorite of which is Mastermind by Maria Konnikova, definitely check it out!). 

It is no surprise that Sherlock Holmes continues to inspire characters in TV shows and movies over 100 years on from when he first appeared to the public.  One of these characters is Dr. House, which may seem surprising at first, but let me explain. 

Characteristic Dr. House Sherlock Holmes 
Relies on psychology to solve cases? YesYes 
Accepts cases they don’t find interesting? Reluctantly Rarely 
Drug addiction? Yes, Vicodin Yes, cocaine 
Home address?Apartment 221BApartment 221B 
Disregard for social mores?Yes Yes 
Musical instrument? Yes, Piano and Guitar Yes, Violin 
Judges situation with almost no effort?Yes Yes 
Confidant?Dr. James Wilson Dr. John Watson 

Sources/Where to head to learn more:

History

in History

Reader Interactions

you may also like
How Blackjack Saved FedEx
Who would quarantine with their wife AND mistress? Ernest Hemingway.
That one time Julius Caesar was kidnapped by pirates….and made them demand a higher ransom
A Beanie Baby History: What Led to the Craze?

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Hi, I’m Marisa

Hi my name is Marisa and my favorite things to do are look stuff up on the internet and listen to music. I created this website to share the interesting things that I find during these adventures on the world wide web. Considering that I spend 90% of my time on the internet, there’s a lot. So here’s Alectro Labs, the place where I cultivate the most interesting topics in History, Science, and Tech for your viewing pleasure.
read more

Top hits!

  • 10 Kooky Facts About the Addams Family
  • Interesting Parallels Between Dr. House and Sherlock Holmes
  • A Beanie Baby History: What Led to the Craze?

Featured

How Blackjack Saved FedEx

On Instagram

An American Airlines (DC-3) plane flying past a st An American Airlines (DC-3) plane flying past a stagecoach [1949]
Dirty walls?? Clean them with Play-Doh! Did you k Dirty walls?? Clean them with Play-Doh! 
Did you know that Play-Doh was originally manufactured as a putty with the purpose of easily cleaning coal residue off of walls? 
Click the link in our bio to find out more about Play-Doh's interesting origins!
Ever put NutraSweet or Equal in your coffee? The Ever put NutraSweet or Equal in your coffee?  The base compound of both of those sweeteners is Aspartame, which was discovered accidentally by a chemist back in 1965. 
Click the link in our bio to learn how licking your fingers in a chemistry lab doesn't always have horrible consequences! (Please wear gloves and practice good safety in chemistry labs, we beg of you!)
Scary good fun! Scary good fun!
The man, the myth, the meme! Learn more about thi The man, the myth, the meme! 
Learn more about this member of Marie Antoinette's court on our website, link in description!
On this Monday we wish we were lounging in a jacuz On this Monday we wish we were lounging in a jacuzzi instead of working!
2020 © Alectro Labs
theme by soleilflare