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Robert Ettinger | |
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 Photo of Ettinger taken in the 1940s | |
| Born | Robert Chester Wilson Ettinger December 4, 1918 |
| Died | July 23, 2011 (aged 92) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Resting place | Patient at the Cryonics Institute |
| Education | Teacher for physics and mathematics |
| Alma mater | Wayne State University |
| Organization(s) | Cryonics Institute, Immortalist Society |
| Known for | Starting the idea of cryonics |
| Children | David (1951) Shelley (1954) |
| Parent | Rhea Chaloff Ettinger |
Robert Chester Wilson Ettinger (/ˈɛtɪŋər/; December 4, 1918[1] – July 23, 2011[2]) was an American academic, known as "the father of cryonics" because of the impact of his 1962 book The Prospect of Immortality.[3][4]
Ettinger founded the Cryonics Institute[5] and the related Immortalist Society and until 2003 served as the groups' president. His body has been cryopreserved, like the bodies of his first and second wives, and his mother.
- ^ "Robert Ettinger". Cryonics Institute. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2009.
- ^ "Cryonics pioneer Robert Ettinger dies". London: Guardian. Associated Press. July 26, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
- ^ Klein, Bruce (August 13, 2004). "The Father of Cryonics, Robert C. W. Ettinger, Interview with Bruce Klein". Immortality Institute. Retrieved May 24, 2009.
- ^ "A History of Cryonics" (PDF). Cryonics Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 7, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- ^ "Articles of Incorporation of the Cryonics Institute". Cryonics Institute. April 28, 1976. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2009.