"McKay and Mrs. Miller" is an episode from Season 3 of the science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis. It received a Gemini nomination for "Best Writing in a Dramatic Series."
Jeannie, McKay's sister, is seen playing with her daughter Madison. While watching her daughter push a toy train across a bridge, Jeannie is suddenly hit with a moment of inspiration, and begins writing down mathematical formulas using fingerpaint and Madison's e...
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"McKay and Mrs. Miller" is an episode from Season 3 of the science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis. It received a Gemini nomination for "Best Writing in a Dramatic Series."
Jeannie, McKay's sister, is seen playing with her daughter Madison. While watching her daughter push a toy train across a bridge, Jeannie is suddenly hit with a moment of inspiration, and begins writing down mathematical formulas using fingerpaint and Madison's easel. She submits her work, and catches the eye of the US Government, more specifically, the Stargate Program. The next thing she knows, Jeannie is approached by Colonel Carter with an offer to work for the SGC.
Jeannie, however, refuses to work for the US Government because she believes her physics calculations serve no practical purpose and vehemently opposes the commercial exploitation of theoretical science. McKay is brought back to Earth in an effort to convince his sister to work for the SGC. McKay visits Jeannie and her husband (Caleb...
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