Michael Crichton dead at 66

The author’s family said he was battling cancer. He died in Los Angeles, according to the AP.

Crichton had several friends at Caltech. Besides the hugely popular “Jurassic Park,” Crichton wrote “The Andromeda Strain” and an interesting book about Japanese-American relations that had an LAPD hook, titled “Rising Sun.”

Here’s a portion of the AP story:

“Through his books, Michael Crichton served as an inspiration to students of all ages, challenged scientists in many fields, and illuminated the mysteries of the world in a way we could all understand,” his family said in a statement.

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