What legacy did Michael Crichton leave behind?

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Michael Crichton, the acclaimed author of "Jurassic Park," "The Andromeda Strain," and creator of the TV series "ER," passed away at the age of 66 after a private battle with cancer. His works often blended cautionary science fiction with medical and technological themes, leaving a significant legacy in both literature and television. Crichton's storytelling, characterized by scientific believability, has influenced many readers and writers, and his contributions to the genre will be appreciated for years to come.

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'Jurassic Park' author, 'ER' creator Crichton dies :frown:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/books/11/05/obit.crichton/index.html
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Michael Crichton, who helped create the TV show "ER" and wrote the best-sellers "Jurassic Park," "The Andromeda Strain," "Sphere" and "Rising Sun," has died in Los Angeles, his public relations firm said in a news release.

Crichton died unexpectedly Tuesday "after a courageous and private battle against cancer," the release said.

He was 66.

Crichton, a medical doctor, was attracted to cautionary science tales.

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The Andromeda Strain was the first Crichton book I read as a kid.
 
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that's a bummer, he wasn't even old, yet
 
His book Timeline sucked, but in it he talks about the two slit experiment. I got interested in that so I went online and looked up physics and found physics forums. So if you want to blame anyone blame him.
 
"Sphere" was good
 
WHAT? no...thats a huge bummer for Sci Fi, etc.
 
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WHAT? no...thats a huge bummer for Sci Fi, etc.

Yea, Arthur C. Clarke, and Kurt Vonnegut went recently.
 
I know...just hoping Bradbury doesn't go next...
 
Damn... That's too bad.

I read his last book Next about genetic engineering and gene therapy. I wonder if he researched all the material in the book due to his own health problems.
 
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Very interesting criticism of Environmentalism.

 
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I just got home from my pool match, put on the CTV news, and the first thing that came on was the notification of his death. I can't say that he was a great man, or otherwise praise something that I know nothing about, but he was a great writer. As with Astro, I read 'The Andromeda Strain' when I was still a child. I think that it came out about the same time as 'Binary' and 'Zero Cool', which I also have... but the intelligence and scientific believability behind his stories set him apart. He will be missed.
 
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That's very sad. A truly great mind not only for SF or ER. Much of his work will only be appreciated in a decade or two.
 
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I enjoyed his work very much. Sad to hear that he passed. Funny, I had no idea that he was a medical doctor.