Michael Crichton

Michael Crichton (1942–2008) was an American author and filmmaker whose novels usually fall within science fiction, techno-thriller, and medical fiction, and often explore how technology goes wrong. His novels include The Andromeda Strain, Sphere, Congo, and Jurassic Park, and his books have sold over 200 million copies. Crichton earned a medical degree from Harvard but chose not to practice, and he also wrote and directed the 1973 film Westworld and created the television series ER.