Well, he is a man who got carried away with science. He was so determined and preoccupied with the idea of creating life that he didn't stop to think about whether it would be morally right or beneficial to anyone to do so. He is also someone who was able to learn (quickly!) that he was wrong...
There is a book series based the "Final Destination" movies. Each film has a novelization, but there are also some books in the series that are original stories (with the same premise). I know one of them is called "Dead Reckoning".
Also, Lois Duncan (who wrote the novel that inspired "I Know...