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“...things like the Andromeda Strain in 1971 uh you know a Michael Kiteon novel.”
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“You know, I read the very scientific book by Michael Crichton called 'The Andromeda Strain'.”
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“There have been many books, but I think Michael Crichton's first novel was The Andromeda Strain. Oh, was it? Okay, I think it was where there's a piece of space dust that we captured and brought back to Earth.”
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“well i mean the andromeda strain was uh you know for one it still really holds up as a pretty good film... and andromeda strain was his first big breakthrough book”
Speaker StarTalk Radio Alternative Aliens with Andy Weir and David Grinspoon 2021-05-17 Listen at 38:30
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“so so that was the beginning of Michael Crichton's book Andromeda Strain loved a book and the movie”