Michael Crichton

Dr. John Michael Crichton (born October 23, 1942, pronounced {{IPA|}})) is an author, film producer and television producer. His best-known works are science fiction novels, films and television programs. His genre can be best described as techno-thriller which is usually the marriage of action and technical details. Many of his novels have medical or scientific underpinnings, reflecting his medical training and science background.

Books

His best known novels include The Andromeda Strain (1969), which deals with a mysterious extraterrestrial virus-like pathogen, and Jurassic Park (1990), which postulates a world in which cloning can bring the dinosaurs back to life.

Related Topics:
The Andromeda Strain - Pathogen - Jurassic Park - Cloning - Dinosaur

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Other notable novels include Prey (2002), in which a swarm of nano-robots run out of control; Congo, about the search for semiconductor-grade industrial diamonds and a new breed of gorillas; Timeline, which deals with space-time travel and the 14th century; and State of Fear (2004), which deals with eco-terrorism.

Related Topics:
Prey - Swarm - Nano-robots - Congo - Semiconductor - Diamond - Gorilla - Timeline - Space-time travel - 14th century - State of Fear

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One prominent theme of his work is that of irresponsible or misguided scientific achievement. Scientists or technicians who discover a marvellous but dangerous thing are not always to blame. It is the system that lets one acquire power that causes problems.

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His works of fiction are:

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• 1966 Odds On – written as John Lange
• 1967 Scratch One – written as John Lange
• 1968 Easy Go – written as John Lange
• 1968 A Case of Need – written as Jeffery Hudson
• 1969 Venom Business – written as John Lange
• 1969 Zero Cool – written as John Lange
• 1969 The Andromeda Strain
• 1970 Grave Descend – written as John Lange
• 1970 Drug of Choice – written as John Lange
• 1970 ' – written with his brother Douglass Crichton as Michael Douglas
• 1972 Binary – written as John Lange
• 1972 The Terminal Man
• 1975 The Great Train Robbery
• 1976 Eaters of the Dead
• 1980 Congo
• 1987 Sphere
• 1990 Jurassic Park
• 1992 Rising Sun
• 1994 Disclosure
• 1995 The Lost World
• 1996 Airframe
• 1999 Timeline
• 2002 Prey
• 2004 State of Fear