Michael Crichton, Jurassic Park author and ER creator, dies of cancer.
November 5, 2008 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Announcements, Morning News, Video
“Michael Crichton may puzzle or annoy in his occasional lapses in taste, but he cannot be dismissed. Serious questions and important issues often lurk beneath what can seem to be a slick commercial surface.”
-interview with Lorraine Hirsch, Christain Science Monitor, 1981
Michael Crichton was a master storyteller who managed to intergrate science, technology, medicine, and environmental issues into compelling, controversal, and thought provoking stories. He wrote books (State of Fear) I couldn’t put down, movies (Jurassic Park) that scared me, and televisions series (ER) that captivated me.
One of his last books, Next, dealt with the issued of DNA, biotechnology and the …read more
