Michael Crichton passes away at 66

Vidar Leathershod writes: Michael Crichton, the author of many novels, has passed away aged 66, after a battle with cancer. Hollywood took much inspiration from his stories, and in later years his lecture "Aliens Cause Global Warming", speeches on Science as a religion, and novel "A State of Fear" caused an uproar among supporters of the theory of Global Warming, and earned him a lot of scorn from some Slashdotters. Hopefully, everyone can agree on a net positive effect from his life, as he brought many weeks of entertainment with his books.