Immortality : the quest to live forever and how it drives civilization / Stephen Cave.

By:

Cave, Stephen, 1973-

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: eng Publication details: New York : Crown Publishers, 2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 320 p. ; 25 cmISBN:

9780307884916 (hbk.)
0307884910 (hbk.)

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LOC classification:

BD 421 C378i 2012

Contents:

A beautiful woman has come : the four paths to immortality -- Magic barriers : civilization and the elixir of life -- The vitamin cure : science versus the reaper -- St. Paul and the cannibals : the rise of resurrection -- Frankenstein redux : the modern reanimators -- Beatrice's smile : what happens in paradise -- The lost soul : reincarnation and the evidence of science -- Look on my works, ye mighty : everlasting fame -- The immortal seed : genes, Gaia and the things in between -- He who saw the deep : wisdom and mortality.

Summary: A narrative citing the activities of historical figures and leading modern scientists demonstrates how the innate desire to live forever has contributed to humanity's most significant achievements in science, medicine, religion, and art.

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Includes bibliographical references (p.[ 289]-310).

A beautiful woman has come : the four paths to immortality --
Magic barriers : civilization and the elixir of life --
The vitamin cure : science versus the reaper --
St. Paul and the cannibals : the rise of resurrection --
Frankenstein redux : the modern reanimators --
Beatrice's smile : what happens in paradise --
The lost soul : reincarnation and the evidence of science --
Look on my works, ye mighty : everlasting fame --
The immortal seed : genes, Gaia and the things in between --
He who saw the deep : wisdom and mortality.

A narrative citing the activities of historical figures and leading modern scientists demonstrates how the innate desire to live forever has contributed to humanity's most significant achievements in science, medicine, religion, and art.

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