The Cryonics Reader
The Cryonics Reader is an ongoing endeavor on the part of the Cryonics Society to assemble the best writings and commentary on cryonics into one easy-to-read popular volume.
Since a number of those documents are currently online, we would like to make some of the best cryonics writing available now to readers, rather than have them wait till all arrangements might be finalized. And so, below, we feature links to several pieces being considered for inclusion.
Our goal of an eventual print edition is dependent on the generosity of supporters and contributors. So if you would like to help bring print copies of The Cryonics Reader closer to reality, please consider helping us with your support by making a contribution here.
(Note: clicking the author's name will take you to that writer's web site or Wikipedia entry, where available.)
The Founding Document:
The Prospect Of Immortality
by Robert Ettinger
General Introductions To Cryonics:
Wikipedia Entry On Cryonics
by Various Authors
Alcor FAQ
produced by the Alcor Life Extension Foundation
Ben Best's Cryonics FAQ
by Ben Best
Cryonics Institute FAQ
a production of the Cryonics Institute
Scientific Commentaries On Cryonics:
A Brief Scientific Introduction To Cryonics
by Thomas Donaldson
The Cryobiological Case for Cryonics
from Cryonics magazine, March 1988
Molecular Repair of the Brain
by Ralph Merkle, PhD
Cryonics, Cryptography, and Maximum Likelihood Estimation
by Ralph Merkle, PhD
A Door to the Future (from Engines Of Creation)
by K. Eric Drexler, PhD
Vitrification in Cryonics
by Ben Best
Scientists' Open Letter On Cryonics
signed by 61 notable scientistsThe Biology of Cryonics for Medical Professionals
Medical Aspects Of Cryonics:
by Charles Platt
A Physician Considers Cryonics
by Steven B. Harris, M.D.
Neural Archeology
by Thomas Donaldson, PhD
Nanomedicine - Volume One
by Robert Freitas, PhD
Medical Ethics In Cryonics
by H. Keith Henson and Ariel Lucas
Vitrification in Cryonics
by Ben Best
Medical Time Travel
by Brian Wowk
Selected Journal Articles
by Various Authors
Cases:
The First Cryonic Suspension
by R. Michael Perry, PhD
Our Finest Hours: The Dora Kent Case
by R. Michael Perry, PhD
The Thomas Donaldson Case
Abstract: Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy
The First Cryonics Case In Toronto
by Ben Best
Baseball Immortal: Ted Williams And Cryonics
by David Pascal
Controversies:
The Neuropreservation Option
by Steve Bridge
Cold War: The Conflict Between Cryonicists and Cryobiologists
by Mike Darwin
The Cost Of Cryonics
by Mike Darwin
Deathist Nation
by George Dvorsky
The Failure Of Cryonics: Part 1 and Part 2
by Saul Kent
Culture:
An Exploratory Survey
by W. Scott Badger
Christianity and Cryonics
produced the Alcor Life Extension Foundation
Cryonics and Orthodoxy
by John Warwick Montgomery
Cryonics and the Death of Science Fiction
by Thomas Donaldson
Vanilla Sky
by David Pascal
The First Immortal
by James Halperin
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