Book · 2017 · Fiction
The Andromeda Strain
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You may remember the novel the andromeda strain which came out right around that time which was a bug from space that totally wreaked havoc and of course i think that was michael crichton's first novel before he wrote jurassic park and a whole lot of other things.
Neil deGrasse Tyson · StarTalk Radio · Jul 2022 Listen at 7:20 What they say about it
- Connection to Jurassic Park“before he wrote Jurassic Park”3
- First novel by author2
The best things said about it
I read the book, rare for me to read a book before I see the movie, but I did that for The Andromeda Strain of Michael Crichton before he was famous with Jurassic Park.
Neil deGrasse Tyson StarTalk Radio · Sep 2023 Well the same guy who wrote jurassic park oh get out of christian michael creighton and that was and andromeda strain was his first big breakthrough book in in film.
Neil deGrasse Tyson StarTalk Radio · May 2021 So so that was the beginning of Michael Crichton's book Andromeda Strain loved a book and the movie.
Neil deGrasse Tyson StarTalk Radio · Nov 2019 Where and when it comes up
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Why people recommend it
The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton is a sci-fi thriller about a deadly extraterrestrial microorganism brought back to Earth by a space probe and the frantic efforts of scientists to contain it. Josh Clark mentioned the novel on Stuff You Should Know as a quintessential disaster story from the era, while Jordan Harbinger discussed the book on The Jordan Harbinger Show to explore the scientific plausibility of silicon-based life forms. Neil deGrasse Tyson frequently referenced the novel on StarTalk Radio, noting that he read it before watching the film adaptation and comparing its fictional space sample return protocols and underground sterilization levels to historical concerns surrounding Apollo-era space missions and planetary protection. David Grinspoon also touched on the film version during a discussion about space microbes, underscoring how Crichton's debut thriller continues to hold up as an enduring cultural touchstone for science fiction enthusiasts.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson but uh uh I think Michael crichton's first novel was The Andromeda Strain 7
Discussed
“I read the book rare for me to read a book before I see the movie but I did that for The Andromeda Strain of Michael Crichton before he was famous with Jurassic Park and and whatever his doctor show was on TV uh The Andromeda Strain was a sample return from space”
Discussed
“we're only dealing with those samples and they go into special airlocks that's what they said about Andromeda streams each level below ground was a different a higher level of sterilization oh for you as it went down and you only worked on it at the lowest level there and they even burned off your outer skin layer oh my”
Discussed
“but uh uh I think Michael crichton's first novel was The Andromeda Strain”
Discussed
“you may remember the novel the andromeda strain which came out right around that time which was a bug from space that totally wreaked havoc and of course i think that was michael crichton's first novel before he wrote jurassic park and a whole lot of other things”
Discussed
“well i mean the andromeda strain was uh you know for one it still really holds up as a pretty good film”
Discussed
“well the same guy who wrote jurassic park oh get out of christian michael creighton and that was and andromeda strain was his first big breakthrough book in in film”
Discussed
“so so that was the beginning of Michael Crichton's book Andromeda Strain loved a book and the movie”
Jordan Harbinger I read the very scientific book by Michael kryon called the Andromeda train 2
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“I read the very scientific book by Michael kryon called the Andromeda train”
Discussed
“You know, I read the very scientific book by Michael Crichton called 'The Andromeda Strain'.”
Josh Clark with all manner of disaster movies from things like the Andromeda Strain in 1971 you know a Michael Kiteon… 1
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“with all manner of disaster movies from things like the Andromeda Strain in 1971 you know a Michael Kiteon novel.”
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Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“That's when my worst nightmares begin, because one of the earliest novels I ever read in my life was Michael Crichton's The Andromeda Strain, where they brought back where they brought back a basically a sample return from I don't remember where just from space. And it had a bug that started killing people.”
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“...things like the Andromeda Strain in 1971 uh you know a Michael Kiteon novel.”
Passing
“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.”
Passing
“Andromeda Strain of course Very Yes quite relevant”