X-Message-Number: 10104
From: "Geoff Lee" <>
Subject:  Arthur C. Clark
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 20:22:59 -0000

 In message 9978, the following is stated:
 
 > I read with interest the posts on CryoNet that science fiction authors
Joe
 > Haldeman and Frederick Pohl are not signed up for cryonics.  Makes me
wonder, does
 > anyone know  Arthur C. Clarke's opinion on cryonics. In his book, 3001:
THE FINAL
 > ODYSSEY, he writes of astronaut Frank Poole being reanimated, and
mentions
 > downloading and nanotechnology, very similar to stuff we are familiar
with
 > already. But he also writes in 3001 that immortality has not been
achieved yet
 > (but how could we ever know about that for sure, forever is a long time
).
 > It would be a shame to lose him.
 
 > Best Regards,
 
 > Kevin Spoering
 
 In the book "Profiles of the Future", revised edition 1973 (original
edition 1962) by
 Arthur C. Clark, a chart is provided that summarises scientific
achievement over the 
 past 150 years plus an extrapolation of scientific achievement to 2100. 
In this chart
 the following two entries are provided: 
 a.	2050 Suspended Animation
 b.	2095 Immortality
 
 Regards
 
 Geoff Lee

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