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by Michael Crichton

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References To Other Books

Direct References

Ghost in the Shell

…as always, he was wearing faded jeans and a Ghost in the Shell T-shirt, his ubiquitous Walkman clamped to his waist.

Evolutionary Robotics: The Biology, Intelligence, and Technology of Self-Organizing Machines

Nolfi, Stefano, and Dario Floreano. Evolutionary Robotics: The Biology, Intelligence, and Technology of Self-Organizing Machines. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2000.

Micromotives and Macrobehavior

Schelling, Thomas C. Micromotives and Macrobehavior. New York: Norton, 1978.

Reasoning About Rational Agents

Wooldridge, Michael. Reasoning About Rational Agents. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2000.

Glamour

I had read that in Glamour or Redbook or one of those magazines around the house that I glanced through while waiting for the washing machine to finish its cycle, or the microwave to thaw the hamburger.

Redbook

I had read that in Glamour or Redbook or one of those magazines around the house that I glanced through while waiting for the washing machine to finish its cycle, or the microwave to thaw the hamburger.

Winnie-the-Pooh

Amanda’s night-light had Winnie‐the‐Pooh characters printed on the shade. I always kept Tigger facing toward her crib, because Tigger was her favorite. Now, Eeyore faced the crib.

Referenced By

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State of Fear

His novels include The Andromeda Strain, Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Prey.

State of Fear

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Pirate Latitudes

M ICHAEL C RICHTON’s novels include Next , State of Fear , Prey , Timeline , Jurassic Park , and The Andromeda Strain .

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Places Referenced

downtown San Jose, San Jose, California
"I was in Crate & Barrel in downtown San Jose, picking up some extra glasses, and while I was there I noticed they had a good selection of placemats."
Palo Alto, California
"I’m waiting for Mae. She went to the lab in Palo Alto twelve hours ago. I hope she succeeded."
Los Angeles, California
"LOS ANGELES, 2002"
Silicon Valley, California
"Worse, they were uncomfortable. Silicon Valley covers a big area, but it’s a small place."
Mountain View, California
"A Private Demonstration of Advanced Medical Imaging by Xymos Technology Mountain View, CA World Leader in Molecular Manufacturing"
Tonopah, Nevada
"The fab facility was far from the Xymos headquarters. It was literally in the middle of nowhere—out in the desert near Tonopah, Nevada."
Nevada, United States
"It’s true," Julia said quietly. "We’re manufacturing in Nevada."
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States
"It was a picture of Julia and Eric in Sun Valley when he was four. They were both in snowsuits; Julia was helping him learn to ski, and smiling radiantly."
Kona, Hawaii, United States
"Next to it was a photo of Julia and me on our eleventh wedding anniversary in Kona; I was in a loud Hawaiian shirt and she had colorful leis around her neck, and we were kissing at sunset. That was a great trip; in fact, we were pretty sure Amanda was conceived there."
Colorado, United States
"And a photo of us hiking in Colorado, Julia holding the hand of six-year-old Nicole while I carried Eric on my shoulders, my shirt collar dark with sweat—or worse, if I remembered that day right."
Frankfurt, Germany
"‘Okay, uh... look, Carol, I think we can handle that with a phone call to Frankfurt. Follow up with a fax, and let me know how he responds, all right?’"
Armonk, New York
"“Sounds great. Where?” “Armonk.” “New York?” I shook my head. “No way, Annie. What else?”"
New York, New York
"“Sounds great. Where?” “Armonk.” “New York?” I shook my head. “No way, Annie. What else?”"
Silicon Valley, California
"‘And where do you do that work?’ ‘In the Valley.’"
Taiwan, East Asia
"the Taiwanese company hadn’t changed any of them; they used our code wholesale."
Germany, Europe
"The VCs in Germany couldn’t stay for all of it because of the time change, but—listen, do you want to see it?"
Germany, Europe
"The screen image opened a small window in the corner, and now showed Fritz Leidermeyer, in Germany."
Guatemala, Central America
"Mary’s got the flu, and the maid’s in Guatemala."
Sacramento, California
"‘There’s been another case reported,’ he said. ‘Where?’ ‘Sacramento General.’"
Sierra Nevada, California
"This case involved a forty‐two‐year‐old naturalist sleeping out in the Sierras, some wildflower expert. There was a particular kind of flower or something."
Austin, Texas
"“Head of a team to design multi-agent systems for an insurance company that’s doing data mining. It’s an excellent opportunity, and-” “Where?” “Austin.”"
San Jose, California
"Pretty soon, they won’t even interview. Not in San Jose, not in Armonk, not in Austin, not in Cambridge. The boat’s sailed."
Armonk, New York
"Pretty soon, they won’t even interview. Not in San Jose, not in Armonk, not in Austin, not in Cambridge. The boat’s sailed."
Austin, Texas
"Pretty soon, they won’t even interview. Not in San Jose, not in Armonk, not in Austin, not in Cambridge. The boat’s sailed."
Nevada, United States
"“Are you looking for Julia?” “Yes, I am.” “She’s in Nevada for the day, at the fab plant. Shall I try to connect you there?”"
Silicon Valley, California
"But I can’t leave the Valley. I have to stay here."
San Diego, California
"That was when I decided to call my sister in San Diego. Ellen is a clinical psychologist, she has a practice in La Jolla."
Silicon Valley, California
"In short, Silicon Valley is no place for a passive person, and I’m not one."
Stanford, California
"This is Ellen’s idea about me. That I went to Stanford in the late seventies, and studied population biology-a purely academic field, with no practical application, no jobs except in universities."
Nevada, United States
"“No, Jack. He’s been gone all week. He’s out at that fab plant in Nevada.”"
San Francisco, California
"She was drinking a cup of tea from teabags that she had brought with her. Special organic oolong tea from a special shop in San Francisco."
Nevada, United States
"…The pilot was flying alongside the power‐line towers… A heavyset man leaned forward from the backseat. “Pilot? Are we there yet?” “We just crossed the Nevada line. Another ten minutes.”"
California, United States
"“Why the hell did they put it in Nevada, anyway?” … “Fewer regulations, easier inspections. These days California is sticky about new industry. There was going to be a year’s delay just for environmental‐impact statements. And a far more difficult permitting process. So they came here.”"
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
"…No. Not really. Why?… She transferred to MIT, became a protégée of Robert Kim, working on natural language programming."
Sichuan, China
"…Mae Chang, beautiful and delicate, about as different from Rosie Castro as any woman could be. Mae had worked as a field biologist in Sichuan studying the golden snub-nosed monkey before turning to programming in her mid-twenties."
China, Asia
"…Bobby Lembeck was their leader… ‘I started to check the sensors after this morning’s episode… but since nobody is going outside, the question is whether we’re reading them wrong… Mae knows these sensors, she’s used them in China.’"
Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States
"…Charley Davenport… had worked under John Holland in Chicago and Doyne Farmer at Los Alamos."
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe
"…Two years ago, the Department of Defense realized from their experience in Bosnia that there was enormous value to robot aircraft that could fly overhead and transmit battlefield images in real time."
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
"To believe otherwise was to believe that the Wright brothers could build a rocket and fly to the moon instead of flying three hundred feet over sand dunes at Kitty Hawk."
Sichuan, China
"Mae replied, “This is nothing. In Sichuan, we were always working in heavy snowstorms, you can’t see what you’re doing, your hands are freezing, the animal’s frozen solid, can’t get a needle in...”"
San Jose, California
"DAY 6 11:42 A.M. That was how, with a splitting headache, I found myself on the phone to the hospital in San Jose. “Julia Forman, please.” I spelled the name for the operator."
The Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, United States
"“You better face facts, Ricky. This is already a disaster. And if we can’t get it under control right away, then we have to call for help.” … “I mean, call the Pentagon. Call the Army. We have to call somebody to get these swarms under control.”"
Serengeti, Tanzania
"In fact, thirty years ago when Hans Kruuk studied hyenas in the Serengeti, he found that putting paint on an animal guaranteed it would be killed in the next attack."
California, United States
"I was uneasy when I recognized that these were the same plastic masks I had seen on the men in the SSVT van back in California last night, except they weren’t silvered."
Monterey, California
"I dreamed that I was back in Monterey, marrying Julia again, and I was standing in front of the minister when she came up alongside me in her bridal gown, and when she lifted the veil I was shocked by how beautiful and young and slender she was."
New York, New York
"Schelling, Thomas C. Micromotives and Macrobehavior. New York: Norton, 1978."
La Jolla, San Diego, California
"Ellen is a clinical psychologist, she has a practice in La Jolla."
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
"Pretty soon, they won’t even interview. Not in San Jose, not in Armonk, not in Austin, not in Cambridge. The boat’s sailed."
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
"Nolfi, Stefano, and Dario Floreano. Evolutionary Robotics: The Biology, Intelligence, and Technology of Self-Organizing Machines. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2000."
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
"Wooldridge, Michael. Reasoning About Rational Agents. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2000."
Reno, Nevada
"…I said, “And they have residences?” The pilot nodded. “Yeah. Have to. Nearest motel is a hundred and sixty-one miles. Over near Reno.”"
The Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, United States
"This is our target micromachine, the final camera. You’ve seen the bloodstream version. This is the Pentagon version, quite a bit larger and designed to be airborne."
The Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, United States
"“You three can get some sleep, and I’ll call my contacts at the Pentagon.”"
Chicago, Illinois
"…Charley Davenport, grumpy, rumpled, and already overweight at thirty. …He had worked under John Holland in Chicago and Doyne Farmer at Los Alamos."
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
"…Rosie Castro was dark, thin, exotic‐looking, and sarcastic; …she had been a Shakespearean scholar at Harvard before she decided, in her words, that “Shakespeare is fucking dead. For fucking centuries. There is nothing new to say. What’s the point?”"
Mexico City, Mexico
"The recent report that modified maize genes now appear in native maize in Mexico-despite laws against it, and efforts to prevent it-is just the start of what we may expect to be a long and difficult journey to control our technology."