John Michael Crichton (/ˈkraɪtÉ™n/; October 23, 1942 â€" November 4,
2008) was an American author and filmmaker. His books have sold over
200 million copies worldwide, and over a dozen have been adapted into
films. His literary works are usually within the science fiction,
techno-thriller, and medical fiction genres, and heavily feature
technology. His novels often explore that technology and failures of
human interaction with it, especially resulting in catastrophes with
biotechnology. Many of his novels have medical or scientific
underpinnings, reflecting his medical training and scientific
background.Crichton received an M.D. from Harvard Medical School in
1969 but did not practice medicine, choosing to focus on his writing
instead. Initially writing under a pseudonym, he eventually wrote 26
novels, including The Andromeda Strain (1969), The Terminal Man
(1972), The Great Train Robbery (1975), Congo (1980), Sphere (1987),
Jurassic Park (1990), Rising Sun (1992), Disclosure (1994), The Lost
World (1995), Airframe (1996), Timeline (1999), Prey (2002), State of
Fear (2004), and Next (2006). Several novels, in various states of
completion, were published after his death in 2008.Crichton was also
involved in the film and television industry. In 1973, he wrote and
directed Westworld, the first film to utilize 2D computer-generated
imagery. He also directed Coma (1978), The First Great Train Robbery
(1979), Looker (1981), and Runaway (1984). He was the creator of the
television series ER (1994â€"2009) and several of his novels were
adapted into films, most notably the Jurassic Park franchise.
2008) was an American author and filmmaker. His books have sold over
200 million copies worldwide, and over a dozen have been adapted into
films. His literary works are usually within the science fiction,
techno-thriller, and medical fiction genres, and heavily feature
technology. His novels often explore that technology and failures of
human interaction with it, especially resulting in catastrophes with
biotechnology. Many of his novels have medical or scientific
underpinnings, reflecting his medical training and scientific
background.Crichton received an M.D. from Harvard Medical School in
1969 but did not practice medicine, choosing to focus on his writing
instead. Initially writing under a pseudonym, he eventually wrote 26
novels, including The Andromeda Strain (1969), The Terminal Man
(1972), The Great Train Robbery (1975), Congo (1980), Sphere (1987),
Jurassic Park (1990), Rising Sun (1992), Disclosure (1994), The Lost
World (1995), Airframe (1996), Timeline (1999), Prey (2002), State of
Fear (2004), and Next (2006). Several novels, in various states of
completion, were published after his death in 2008.Crichton was also
involved in the film and television industry. In 1973, he wrote and
directed Westworld, the first film to utilize 2D computer-generated
imagery. He also directed Coma (1978), The First Great Train Robbery
(1979), Looker (1981), and Runaway (1984). He was the creator of the
television series ER (1994â€"2009) and several of his novels were
adapted into films, most notably the Jurassic Park franchise.
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