Contents

Preface by Jean Rostand

Preface by Gerald J. Gruman

Foreword

Chapter 1. Frozen Death, Frozen Sleep, and Some Consequences
       Suspended Life and Suspended Death
       Future and Present Options
       After a Moment of Sleep
       Problems and Side Effects

Chapter II. The Effects of Freezing and Cooling
       Long-term Storage
       Successes in Freezing Animals and Tissues
       The Mechanism of Freezing Damage
       Frostbite
       The Action of Protective Agents
       The Persistence of Memory after Freezing
       The Extent of Freezing Damage
       Rapid Freezing and Perfusion Possibilities
       The Limits of Delay in Treatment
       The Limits of Delay in Cooling and Freezing
       Maximum and Optimum Storage Temperature
       Radiation Hazard

Chapter III. Repair and Rejuvenation
       Revival after Clinical Death
       Mechanical Aids and Prostheses
       Transplants
      Organ Culture and Regeneration
      Curing Old Age

Chapter IV. Today's Choices
      The Outer Limits of Optimism
      Preserving Samples of Ourselves
      Preserving the Information
      Organization and Organizations
      Emergency and Austerity Freezing
      Freezing with Medical Cooperation
      Individual Responsibility: Dying Children
      Husbands and Wives, Aged Parents and Grandparents

Chapter V. Freezers and Religion
      Revival of the Dead: Not a New Problem
      The Question of God's Intentions
      The Riddle of Soul
      Suicide Is a Sin
      God's Image and Religious Adaptability
      Added Time for Growth and Redemption
      Conflict with Revelation
      The Threat of Materialism
      Perspective

Chapter VI. Freezers and the Law
      Freezers and Public Decency
      Definitions of Death; Rights and Obligations of the Frozen
      Life Insurance and Suicide
      Mercy Killings
      Murder
      Widows, Widowers, and Multiple Marriages
      Cadavers as Citizens
      Potter's Freezer and Umbrellas

Chapter VII. The Economics of Immortality
      The Solid Gold Computer
      The View from Olympus: How Rich Can We Get?
      The View from Olympus: How Fast Can We Spawn?
      The Cost of Commercial Freezers
      The Cost of Emergency Storage
      Trust Funds and Security
      World Relations

Chapter VIII. The Problem of Identity

Chapter IX. The Uses of Immortality
      You, Better than New
      The Purpose of Life

Chapter X. Manners, Modes, and Morals of Tomorrow
      Beyond Beowulf
      Stability and the Golden Rule
      Possibilities of Stagnation and Decadence
      An Eye for an Eye
      Sex Morals and Family Life
      The Question of Non-human Intelligent Entities
      Some Near-term Developments

Chapter XI. The Freezer-Centered Society
      Inevitability of a Freezer Program
      No Generation of Martyrs
      The Long View as Panacea
      Time to Go Sane
      Fools, Madmen, and Heroes
      The Fallacy of Just-Freeze-the-Elite
      Beginning of the Freezer Era - 1964?

References

Postscript

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