Ebook: The immortalists: Charles Lindbergh, Dr. Alexis Carrel, and their daring quest to live forever
- Tags: Biography & Autobiography--Science & Technology, Life spans (Biology)--Research, Medical technology--History--20th century, Medical technology--Research--United States, Preservation of organs tissues etc--Research, Medical technology, Medical technology--Research, Immortality, History, Biography, Lindbergh Charles A. -- (Charles Augustus) -- 1902-1974, Carrel Alexis -- 1873-1944, Life spans (Biology) -- Research, Preservation of organs tissues etc -- Research, Medical technology -- Research -- United
- Year: 2009
- Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
- City: Pymble;NSW;United States
- Edition: 1st ed
- Language: English
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The true story of how, 75 years ago, two men--one the most famous man in the world, the other thought by many to be the world's smartest--searched for a scientific path to a life without death. In 1927 Lindbergh was the first person to fly non-stop from New York to Paris, a feat most people then thought impossible. In 1930, Lindbergh met Alexis Carrel, then regarded as the most brilliant doctor who ever lived. Lindbergh's sister-in-law suffered from a heart condition that her doctors deemed hopeless, and he didn't understand why they could not simply replace her heart with a mechanical pump. Carrel himself was pursuing similar ideas, and a friendship and scientific partnership began, attempting to build a machine that could keep whole organs alive. They thought that this process could potentially render certain chosen human beings immortal.--From publisher description.
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