At the time of 'Jurassic Park,' few people talked about cloning.

He was called anti-science when he wrote about the perils of manipulating DNA for cloning in 'Jurassic Park.' After writing 'Disclosure,' the story of a man who is sexually harassed by his female boss, he was labeled a sexist. Thirty-five years later he is still meticulously melding fiction with cutting-edge science, which continues to open him up to criticism. When he wrote 'The Andromeda Strain,' the story of an organism from outer space that threatens to wipe out mankind, Hollywood came calling, and his medical career was over. He says Anthony Edwards' and Noah Wiley's characters on 'E.R.' are based on him, describing them as 'a little fumbling, not sure of themselves - nice people.' 'It was just experiences that I had had in the emergency room,' Crichton said. He told '20/20' he based 'E.R.' on what he witnessed as a med student at Harvard. He paid his way through Harvard Medical School writing his thrillers. Now, he's tackling global warming in his latest techno-thriller, 'State of Fear.'Ĭrichton is an extraordinarily bright man. He's the man who created the popular TV medical drama 'ER,' wrote 'Jurassic Park,' which ranks among the top 10 grossing films of all time, and much more.Ĭrichton's books and movies have grossed more than $4 billion. And it's a reason I love the book just out from America's top-selling thriller writer, Michael Crichton. 10, 2004 — - So often what you think you know may not be so.

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