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* [https://www.youtube.com/user/FM2030Videos/videos?disable_polymer=1 FM-2030 videos] | * [https://www.youtube.com/user/FM2030Videos/videos?disable_polymer=1 FM-2030 videos] | ||
| + | * ''What is the Future of Democracy?'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-WB6dVkETI Part One] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21OMNVw2I3c Part Two] (recorded 1984) | ||
[[Category:Transhumanists]] | [[Category:Transhumanists]] | ||
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| Born: | Fereidoun M. Esfandiary October 15, 1930 Brussels, Belgium |
| Died: | July 8, 2000 (aged 69) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Writer, philosopher, teacher, consultant |
| Nationality: | Iranian-American |
| Genre: | Science fiction, futurology |
| Literary movement: | Transhumanism |
| Notable works: | Are you a Transhuman? |
FM 2030 (born Fereidoun M. Esfandiary, Persian: فریدون اسفندیاری) was a Belgian-born American-Iranian futurist, philosopher and transhumanist born October 15, 1930 in Brussels. He was also an athlete, author, consultant and teacher. He became notable as a transhumanist with the book Are You a Transhuman?: Monitoring and Stimulating Your Personal Rate of Growth in a Rapidly Changing World, published in 1989.[1][2] Upon his death, the was the first person to be vitrified, rather than frozen, at the Alcor Life Extension Foundation.[3]
Books
FM 2030 Authored a number of books including:
External Links
FM-2030 on Wikipedia- FM-2030 videos
- What is the Future of Democracy? Part One and Part Two (recorded 1984)
References
- ↑ Are You a Transhuman?: Monitoring and Stimulating Your Personal Rate of Growth in a Rapidly Changing World (1989) ISBN 0-446-38806-8
- ↑ New York Times obituary
- ↑ A Tribute to FM-2030