Professor George Challenger proposed the expedition to the archaeological committee to prove that his theory about a Lost World was correct. He found a map, a photo of a dinosaur and a description of the plateau from the dairy of a colleague of his, named Maplewhite. Challenger was there when Maplewhite died and feels somewhat guilty because he feels that he felt that he robbed Maplewhite of what is truly his discovery. However it was Challenger persistence and commitment that led him to lead an expedition to find the plateau. Challenger theorsied that there was somewhere on earth where time had "stopped," where dinosaurs still ruled and man was not the masters. The time the Challenger expedition have spent on the plateau have proven that his theory of the lost world was true.

Challenger is extremely intelligent and possesses an incredible knowledge base from the atom to the use of plants. He believed that everything has a scientific explanation and always tried to figure out what is was. Challenger also used science to solve problems and to get the group out of trouble spots. The expedition had relied on Challenger's scientific knowledge to get them out of tough spots.

Challenger had a wife back home in London. The two of them never had children, a decision Challenger has come to regret.





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