"Tyrannosaurus" was first discovered by paleontologist Barnum Brown in the badlands of Hell Creek, Montana, in 1902 and has since been frequently represented in film and on television, in literature, on the Internet and in many kinds of games. Brown himself, despite having discovered many other prehistoric animals for the American Museum of Natural History before and after, always referred Tyrannosaurus rex as "my favorite child". In Brown’s own words, "Tyrannosaurus rex" was indeed “king of the period and monarch of its race… He is now the dominant figure in the Cretaceous Hall to awe and inspire young boys when they grow up.”