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Born. To Karim Aga Khan, 34, Imam, or spiritual leader, of 20 million Ismaili Moslems; and the Begum, Princess Salima, 31, onetime London fashion model and former wife of Lord James Crichton-Stuart; their second child, a son and heir to the title; in Pregny, Switzerland. Name: Rahim...
Historical truth is a concept whose validity I have generally doubted. Scientific discovery is Progress, while mathematical deduction is Poetry, neither category being fitting for anybody's breakfast table. About cosmic theory you shouldn't ask. Medical research is probably a Good Thing, although Michael Crichton is not. To s. and e, revolution, of course, right on. The gracious humanities are My Field at Harvard, and as such inseparable from my daily dose of disappointment. Crime is a confusing issue...
Rushed to a top-secret desert laboratory to study a mysterious microbe from outer space, scientists in Michael Crichton's 1969 novel The Andromeda Strain undergo a thorough physical examination before they are allowed to start work. Their hearts, lungs and brain waves are all checked, their body fluids are analyzed, and their immunities to various diseases boosted by shots. But no doctor takes part in the process; the entire examination is automated. Says one member of the team to a colleague: "That machine-you'd better not let the A.M.A. find out about it." The A.M.A. already...
...computer's medical applications are not confined to computation; as Crichton forecast, the intricate machines are being used increasingly to perform physical examinations. About 50 computer-operated "multiphasic-screening centers" have been established in the U.S. since 1965, and some 250,000 Americans receive electronic examinations at these facilities each year...
Some of the faults afflict The Andromeda Strain, a bigger, better-league movie. Micheal Crichton's novel posed the conumdrum: What would happen if a space-probe satellite returned to earth carrying a malignant? The solution it offered was disquieting. The film is a faithful replica complete with deux ex machinations...