Who wrote the 1990 novel Jurassic Park, which inspired the film franchise?

Michael Crichton wrote the 1990 novel Jurassic Park, which inspired the film franchise.

Crichton’s techno-thriller centers on John Hammond’s attempt to create a dinosaur amusement park using genetic engineering. The novel explores scientific ambition, chaos theory, corporate responsibility, and the difficulty of controlling complex biological systems. It became a major bestseller before the film adaptation reached cinemas.

Crichton also wrote The Lost World, published in 1995 as a sequel to his first novel. Steven Spielberg’s 1993 film changes some characters and plot details, but it retains the central idea of dinosaurs recreated from ancient genetic material. Crichton later contributed to the screenplay for the film adaptation and received a writing credit.