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The Terminal Man by Michael Chrichton
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The Terminal Man (original 1972; edition 1972)

by Michael Chrichton

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Fiction. Science Fiction. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:From the bestselling author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes a neurological thriller about the dangers of cutting-edge medical experimentation. 
 
Harry Benson suffers from violent seizures. So violent that he often blackouts when they take hold. Shortly after severely beating two men during an episode, the police escort Benson to a Los Angeles hospital for treatment. There, Dr. Roger McPherson, head of the prestigious Neuropsychiatric Research Unit, is convinced he can cure Benson with an experimental procedure that would place electrodes deep in his brainâ??s pleasure centers, effectively short-circuiting Harry's seizures with pulses of bliss. The surgery is successful, but while Benson is in recovery, he discovers how to trigger the pulses himself. To make matters worse his violent impulses have only grown, and he soon escapes the hospital with a deadly agenda.… (more)
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Well, on the one hand, the human brain is far more complex than an interconnected set of deterministic circuits which can be treated as independent entities, that is obvious. The difficulty of recreating it on a computer is also underestimated, even for a work of fiction from the seventies. On the other hand, this text is nowadays still interesting as light reading. From time to time, one may find already in the novel some brilliant early thoughts by the young Crichton. ( )
  c12marin | Dec 24, 2023 |
A lot of cursing, but otherwise a very interesting story. The ending was not what I expected. But you’ll have to read it yourself and see what you think. ( )
  claidheamdanns | Sep 26, 2023 |
I don't even remember what this was about, but I remember thinking it was dumb. ( )
  endolith | Mar 1, 2023 |
Well, on the one hand, the human brain is far more complex than an interconnected set of deterministic circuits which can be treated as independent entities, that is obvious. The difficulty of recreating it on a computer is also underestimated, even for a work of fiction from the seventies. On the other hand, this text is nowadays still interesting as light reading. From time to time, one may find already in the novel some brilliant early thoughts by the young Crichton. ( )
  c12marin | Apr 22, 2021 |
A fantastic story about a delusional man who thinks that machines will one day take over the man, and their their intelligence will exceed the combined human intelligence on Earth. Driven mad by this thought, he is sent for treatment where things don't turn out according to plan.

While the concept might seem trivial at first, you are bound to have chills by the end of the book; especially as you look around yourself to find the immense network of intelligent machines ... continuously evolving. ( )
  raivivek | Mar 22, 2020 |
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Michael Crichtonprimary authorall editionscalculated
Capriolo, EttoreTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Giralt, PilarTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Gudynas, PeterCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Matignon, M.Translatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Rommes-Coppée, C.Translatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Soares, Gilson B.Translatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Wilson, George K.Narratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Eerste man gekoppeld aan een computer....en die man is een krankzinnige moordenaar
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Fiction. Science Fiction. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:From the bestselling author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes a neurological thriller about the dangers of cutting-edge medical experimentation. 
 
Harry Benson suffers from violent seizures. So violent that he often blackouts when they take hold. Shortly after severely beating two men during an episode, the police escort Benson to a Los Angeles hospital for treatment. There, Dr. Roger McPherson, head of the prestigious Neuropsychiatric Research Unit, is convinced he can cure Benson with an experimental procedure that would place electrodes deep in his brainâ??s pleasure centers, effectively short-circuiting Harry's seizures with pulses of bliss. The surgery is successful, but while Benson is in recovery, he discovers how to trigger the pulses himself. To make matters worse his violent impulses have only grown, and he soon escapes the hospital with a deadly agenda.

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