The Terminal Man
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (783 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0804171297 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
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. 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 . . Shortly after severely beating two men during an episode, the police escort Benson to a Los Angeles hospital for treatment. So violent that he often blackouts when they take hold. 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 brain’s pleasure centers, effectively short-circuiting Harry's seizures with pulses of bliss
Pleta Neukam said I was disappointed, Crighton is one of my favorite authors. So much more could have been done with the concept. I was disappointed, Crighton is one of my favorite authors. GREAT READ!!! Michael Crichton at his best. With today's technology digging deeper and deeper into our brains this book should make everyone stop for a minute and wonder if we need to leave that unexplored frontier alone.. "Great read!!" according to Dee. AWESOME book! But make sure you have the time set aside as it is VERY difficult to put it down!! I would recommend this book to anybody that loves a suspenseful read! As usual author Michael Crichton hit it right out of the park! The characters are v
Ever since getting in a car accident, he's suffered from "thought seizures," violent fits in which he attacks other people. That is, until Harry figures out how to overload himself with the satisfying jolts and escapes on a murderous rampage. Harry has a problem. One of Crichton's earliest, playing ably on '70s fears of computers and mind control. --Paul Hughes. But there's hope: he can become part machine himself, undergoing "Stage 3," an experimental procedure implanting 40 electrodes deep in the pleasure centers of his brain. The surgery is successful, and blissful pulses of electricity short-circuit Harry's seizures. He used to be an artificial intelligence researcher, which may explain why he targets anyone who either works o