Electronic Life: How to Think About Computers

michael crichton tom scarpino

Explains the fundamental facts about computers, providing a comprehensive guide for the layman who needs to know about and wants to enjoy the home computer revolution

Genres nonfictiontechnologycomputers

266 pages, Paperback

First published August 12,1983

This edition

Format: 266 pages, Paperback
Published: January 1, 1984 by Ballantine Books
ISBN: 9780345317391
ASIN: 0345317394
Language: English

About the author

Michael Crichton (1942-2008) was one of the most successful novelists of his generation, admired for his meticulous scientific research and fast-paced narrative. He graduated summa cum laude and earned his MD from Harvard Medical School in 1969. His first novel, Odds On (1966), was written under the pseudonym John Lange and was followed by seven more Lange novels. He also wrote as Michael Douglas and Jeffery Hudson. His novel A Case of Need won the Edgar Award in 1969. Popular throughout the world, he has sold more than 200 million books. His novels have been translated into thirty-eight languages, and thirteen have been made into films.

Michael Crichton died of lymphoma in 2008. He was 66 years old.