FM-2030
FM-2030, born Fereidoun M. Esfandiary (October 15, 1930 - July 8, 2000), was a transhumanist philosopher and futurist who professed "a deep nostalgia for the future." He was the author of one of the seminal works in the transhumanist canon, Are You a Transhuman. He also wrote a number of works of fiction under his original name F.M. Esfandiary.
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Among other predictions, FM 2030 predicted that by the year 2030 humanity would be "linking in and out of orbits", another one in a series of too-optimistic predictions concerning space travel and space colonization that have been made by space enthusiasts since Sputnik was launched in 1957. However, FM's forecast of universal human immortality by 2030 may prove to be more realistic.
On July 8, 2000, FM-2030 succumbed to pancreatic cancer and was placed cryonic suspension at the Alcor Life Extension Foundation in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he remains today.
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