Immortality : how science is extending your life span--and changing the world / Ben Bova.

By:

Bova, Ben, 1932-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Avon Books, c1998.Edition: 1st edDescription: xv, 283 p ; 25 cmISBN:

0380975181 (hardcover)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

612.6/8 21

LOC classification:

RA776.75 .B68 1998

Summary: Explores the future effects of science and technology on the human lifespan, showing what scientists have discovered about aging and death; arguing that science is very close to being able to stop, or even reverse the aging process; and considering the impact of such extended lifespans on society.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-267) and index.

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Explores the future effects of science and technology on the human lifespan, showing what scientists have discovered about aging and death; arguing that science is very close to being able to stop, or even reverse the aging process; and considering the impact of such extended lifespans on society.

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