Brian Damage
11-05-2008, 03:35 PM
Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Michael Crichton, the best-selling author of science-infused thrillers including ``Jurassic Park'' and ``The Andromeda Strain,'' has died. He was 66.
Crichton died yesterday in Los Angeles ``after a courageous and private battle against cancer,'' according to an announcement on his Web site. It said Crichton's works ``challenged our preconceived notions about the world around us.''
In addition to his books, Crichton created the hit television show ``ER.''
In recent years, the Harvard University and Harvard Medical School graduate was known as a high-profile doubter about the threat posed by global warming. His 2004 book ``State of Fear'' conjured a group of eco-terrorists trying to sow panic over the topic.
``In my view, our approach to global warming exemplifies everything that is wrong with our approach to the environment,'' he said in a 2005 speech at the National Press Club in Washington. ``We are basing our decisions on speculation, not evidence.''
Crichton was born in Chicago on October 28, 1942, and was raised in the New York suburb of Roslyn, on Long Island. His father was editor of Advertising Age.
He graduated summa cum laude from Harvard in 1964 before going to Harvard Medical School. ``The Andromeda Strain,'' his first book, was published in 1969 while he was attending medical school.
Survivors include his wife, Sherri, and a daughter, Taylor, according to his Web site.
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Crichton died yesterday in Los Angeles ``after a courageous and private battle against cancer,'' according to an announcement on his Web site. It said Crichton's works ``challenged our preconceived notions about the world around us.''
In addition to his books, Crichton created the hit television show ``ER.''
In recent years, the Harvard University and Harvard Medical School graduate was known as a high-profile doubter about the threat posed by global warming. His 2004 book ``State of Fear'' conjured a group of eco-terrorists trying to sow panic over the topic.
``In my view, our approach to global warming exemplifies everything that is wrong with our approach to the environment,'' he said in a 2005 speech at the National Press Club in Washington. ``We are basing our decisions on speculation, not evidence.''
Crichton was born in Chicago on October 28, 1942, and was raised in the New York suburb of Roslyn, on Long Island. His father was editor of Advertising Age.
He graduated summa cum laude from Harvard in 1964 before going to Harvard Medical School. ``The Andromeda Strain,'' his first book, was published in 1969 while he was attending medical school.
Survivors include his wife, Sherri, and a daughter, Taylor, according to his Web site.
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