R. C. W. Ettinger
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| corpsicle n. | 1966 in Worlds of Tomorrow Nov. 71/2 His wife, Mildred, has made many contributions, including a new name for the frozen, brittle people: Homo Snapiens. (This is certainly more dignified than Fred Pohl’s ‘corpsesicles’.) |
| cryonics n. | 1966 in Worlds of Tomorrow Nov. 71/2 One of the newest and most active nonprofit organizations is the Cryonics Society of New York (corresponding secretary Saul Kent, 2083 Creston Ave., Bronx, N.Y. 10453; send for brochure). |
| transhuman n. | 1978 Introduction: Transhuman Condition vii Now that some of us are beginning to take seriously and personally the prospect of life extension and radical improvement of people, we need more. If we are to become practicing immortals and nascent transhumans, we need at least rough outlines and a few details. |
| transhuman adj. | 1978 Introduction: Transhuman Condition xi But we must remind ourselves how this challenges the writer. The storyteller must interpret the transhuman condition to humans. He must convince the tired wage earner, relaxing with a beer and baseball, or watching Mary Hartman’s friend drown in a bowl of chicken soup, that superhumans are interesting and sympatico. |
| transhumanity n. | 1978 Introduction: Transhuman Condition ix Moving right along, let’s add transhumanity to immortality; now we are in the big time. But it will tax any writer’s skill just to convince a human that the way from here is up. |