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

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: eng Publication details: New York : Crown Publishers, 2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 320 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780307884916 (hbk.)
  • 0307884910 (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 129
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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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) BD 421 C378i 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000140110

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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