In a sense, it was one of the heralds for first Planet of the Apes, then 2001, then a whole slew of 60s and 70s movies (eg Soylent Green, Rollerball) which while not desperately scientific at all times, did their level best to be intelligent movies that tried to discuss philosophical ideas as realistically as possible. The Andromeda Strain‘s filmic predecessor, The Satan Bug, was very much a thriller at heart, but it was a movie that tried to be scientific, something that helped it stand out from many of its predecessors, especially the B-movies of the 50s.
It was such a huge hit that the film rights were snapped up almost instantly and a hugely well budgeted movie was put into production within minutes of the deal being closed. The publishers lapped it up and in 1969 the book became a huge international bestseller. He did everything he could to make it appear that his book was a true, scientific account of a dangerous accident that had occurred and only just been made public. He included excerpts from letters, government reports and congressional records that he’d completely fabricated. He included a fake bibliography with references to non-existent articles in scientific journals.
Among that particular book’s many virtues was its use of the “ false document” technique to make it seem like the events in the book had actually happened: car requisition forms, field reports – all the mundane trivia of spy work included for the sake of verisimilitude.Ĭrichton instantly rewrote his book, The Andromeda Strain, to encompass the technique, something he’s done with almost every single book he’s written since (cf Jurassic Park, in particular). Then, one day, he read The Ipcress File by Len Deighton (also adapted into a “movie you should own” starring Michael Caine). Based largely on his student lectures, it was about a killer virus from outer space that scientists had to stop from wiping out the population. He wanted to be an author, but despite his already having published some short stories under a pseudonym, no one wanted to buy the book he had written. We don’t guarantee that we will receive your returned item.Once upon a time, there was a medical student called Michael Crichton. If you are shipping an item over $75, you should consider using a trackable shipping service or purchasing shipping insurance. If you receive a refund, the cost of return shipping will be deducted from your refund.ĭepending on where you live, the time it may take for your exchanged product to reach you, may vary. You will be responsible for paying for your own shipping costs for returning your item. It must also be in the original packaging. To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. If 30 days have gone by since your purchase, unfortunately we can’t offer you a refund or exchange. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item. If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the 'Complete Orders' link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. You can find shipping quotes and date estimates on VIEW CART. When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. We can ship to virtually any address in the world – the customer can pay for Priority Mail within the U.S.A.
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