I greatly admired the writing and sensibilities of this MD-turned-bestselling author. I met him briefly, when we were both involved with the games division of Virtus Corporation (with Tom Clancy) in North Carolina.
Michael Crichton, a Harvard-trained medical doctor who applied his love and knowledge of science to write some of the most iconic sci-fi tales of his generation, died Tuesday of cancer. He was 66 and was battling the illness privately, according to his family.
