http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gawker.com.png http://gawker.com/tag/valleywag/michaelcrichton http://gawker.com/tag/valleywag/michaelcrichton The author of The Andromeda Strain and Prey, best known recently as creator of the TV series ER, died of cancer Tuesday. I remember Crichton for his article in Wired's fourth issue, "Mediasaurus." Crichton forecast in 1993 that "The mass media will be gone within ten years. Vanished, without a trace." He was more right than wrong. If you're looking for Crichton info today, his Mahalo page is a good complement to what's on Wikipedia. (Photo by Harvard University Gazette/Jon Chase)

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