The Science of Michael Crichton An Unauthorized Exploration into the Real Science Behind the Fictional Worlds of Michael Crichton

by Grazier, Kevin R.

• ISBN13: 9781933771328
• ISBN10: 1933771321
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-02-09
• Publisher: Smart Pop

Summary

As each new Michael Crichton book grazes the cutting edge of scientific technology, this innovative guide serves to expose the plausibility behind the inventions of Crichton's thrilling fiction. This fascinating analysis puts Crichton's novels to the test, examining shocking developmentsregarding dinosaur cloning, global warming, nanotechnology, time travel, animal behavior, and human geneticsand revealing the validity of the science behind them (or lack thereof). Exposing the truth behind the miracles and nightmares Crichton describes in his work, this tell-all resource dissects the science at the heart of each of his bestselling novels.

Author Biography

Kevin Grazier, PhD, is the science advisor for the Sci-Fi Channel series Battlestar Galactica and Eureka and the PBS animated series The Zula Patrol. He also works at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He splits his time living in Sylmar, California, and Mesa, Arizona.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
The Andromeda Strain	p. 1
Virtual Reality and Man-Machine Interface in Disclosure and The Terminal Man	p. 19
Shock to the System	p. 35
Neanderthals and Wendols	p. 47
Primate Behavior and Misbehavior in Michael Crichton's Congo	p. 59
We Still Can't Clone Dinosaurs	p. 69
Crichton Travels in Time	p. 85
Artificial Life in Michael Crichton's Prey	p. 107
Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid: Michael Crichton's State of Fear	p. 131
Science Comes Second in Next	p. 155
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