The Terminal Man

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The Terminal Man is a 1972 science fiction novel by Michael Crichton about a man implanted with a brain-control device that malfunctions with violent consequences.

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instanceOf novel
science fiction novel
adaptedInto The Terminal Man (film) NERFINISHED
author Michael Crichton NERFINISHED
centralTheme artificial brain stimulation
brain–computer interface
ethics of medical experimentation
mind control
violence
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtist Paul Bacon NERFINISHED
filmAdaptationDirector Mike Hodges NERFINISHED
filmAdaptationYear 1974
followedBy The Great Train Robbery NERFINISHED
genre science fiction
techno-thriller
hasCharacter Dr. Janet Ross NERFINISHED
Dr. John Ellis NERFINISHED
hasMainCharacter Harry Benson NERFINISHED
ISBN 978-0-394-47111-1
language English
mediaType print
narrativePerspective third-person
notableFor depiction of the dangers of technological intervention in the human brain
early exploration of computer–brain interfaces in popular fiction
plotSummary A man with a history of violent seizures receives an experimental brain implant that malfunctions and drives him to increasing violence.
precededBy The Andromeda Strain NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1972
publisher Alfred A. Knopf
setting Los Angeles
subjectMatter computer science
neurosurgery
psychiatry
timePeriodOfSetting near future of the early 1970s

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The Andromeda Strain followedBy The Terminal Man
Michael Crichton notableWork The Terminal Man