Michael Crichton, author of a devastating rebuttal of global-warming alarmism contained in a compulsively readable novel, died Wednesday after a long battle against cancer. He was 66.

When Crichton published State of Fear in 2005, he met a barrage of attacks and distortions from leftists and radical environmentalists. But in a review of the book, The Heartland Institute noted he gained “credibility among previously uninformed readers by citing, either in footnotes or through the dialogue of State of Fear’s main characters, scientific publications that cast significant doubt on alarmist global warming theory.”

Heartland cited several of his most scientifically important assertions, and checked them against peer-reviewed literature, and found Mr. Crichton’s science as strong as his narrative skills.

In a more lengthy examination of State of Fear science, Heartland concluded, “Crichton is right!”

We are collecting below links to tributes and commentaries on Crichton's efforts to make the world a safer place for sound science and common sense.

Family: Michael Crichton Dies of Cancer

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