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Fantastic Voyage : Live Long Enough to Live Forever

Fantastic Voyage : Live Long Enough to Live Forever Paperback - 2005

by Ray Kurzweil; Terry Grossman

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One of the most respected scientists and futurists in America teams up with an expert on human longevity, to show how we can tap today's revolution in biotechnology and nanotechnology to virtually live forever.

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  • Title Fantastic Voyage : Live Long Enough to Live Forever
  • Author Ray Kurzweil; Terry Grossman
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 464
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Publishing Group, New York
  • Date 2005
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0452286670I4N00
  • ISBN 9780452286672 / 0452286670
  • Weight 1.06 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6.1 x 0.98 in (22.86 x 15.49 x 2.49 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Topical: Health & Fitness
  • Library of Congress subjects Longevity
  • Dewey Decimal Code 612.68

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Summary

From the author of How to Create a Mind comes startling discoveries in the areas of genomics, biotechnology, and nanotechnology occur practically every day.  The rewards of this research, some of it as spectacular as science fiction, are practically in our grasp. Fantastic Voyage shows us how we can use these new technologies to live longer than previously imaginable.
 
The authors take the reader on a journey to undreamed-of vitality with a comprehensive investigation into the cutting-edge science regarding diet, supplementation, genetics, detoxification, and the hormones involved with aging and youth.  By following their program, which includes such simple recommendations as eating a balanced, low-glycemic-index diet, and taking powerful anti-aging nutritional supplements, anyone will be able to add years of healthy, active life.

"This visionary book provides a state-of-the-art synthesis of the latest evidence on aging." (Dean Ornish, M.D., developer of the Opening Your Heart program)

"A concise yet comprehensive journey that accurately recounts the past and present state of our collective knowledge." (Dean Kamen, physicist and inventor of the IBOT Mobility System and Segway Human Transporter, and recipient of the National Medal of Technology)

"Fantastic Voyage boldly challenges conventional wisdom about aging and illness and offers groundbreaking solutions to remain young and healthy indefinitely. (John Gray, Ph.D., author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus)

"Anyone can find it easy to implement action that will enhance their health. (George King, M.D., professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School)

From the publisher

Ray Kurzweil is a prize-winning author and scientist. Recipient of the MIT-Lemelson Prize (the world’s largest for innovation), and inducted into the Inventor’s Hall of Fame, he received the 1999 National Medal of Technology. His books include The Age of Spiritual Machines, The Age of Intelligent Machines, and How to Create a Mind.

Visit Ray Kurzweil on the web:

http://www.kurzweiltech.com

http://www.kurzweilai.net/

 


Terry Grossman, M.D., is a certified anti-aging specialist and expert in longevity medicine. He is the author of The Baby Boomer’s Guide to Living Forever.

First line

Written at the height of the Cold War, Isaac Asimov's 1966 science-fiction thriller Fantastic Voyage shifted the public's fascination from space travel to an even more fascinating journey-inside the human body.

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This visionary book provides a state-of-the-art synthesis of the latest evidence on aging. (Dean Ornish, M.D., developer of the Opening Your Heart program)A concise yet comprehensive journey that accurately recounts the past and present state of our collective knowledge. (Dean Kamen, physicist and inventor of the IBOT Mobility System and Segway Human Transporter, and recipient of the National Medal of Technology)Fantastic Voyage boldly challenges conventional wisdom about aging and illness and offers groundbreaking solutions to remain young and healthy indefinitely. (John Gray, Ph.D., author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus)Anyone can find it easy to implement action that will enhance their health. (George King, M.D., professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School)

Citations

  • Ingram Advance, 10/01/2005, Page 77

About the author

Ray Kurzweil is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Singularity Is Near and the national bestseller The Age of Spiritual Machines, among others. One of the leading inventors of our time, he won a Grammy Award for outstanding achievements in music technology in 2015 and was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2002. He is the recipient of many honors, including the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the nation's highest honor in technology. He lives in Boston.

Terry Grossman, M.D., is a certified anti-aging specialist and expert in longevity medicine. He is the author of The Baby Boomer's Guide to Living Forever.

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