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This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. ( November 2021 ) This list contains notable people who plan to be or have been cryopreserved after legal death.
This is a list of people who have been cryonically preserved. It is generally difficult to ascertain who is in this state due to medical privacy concerns; however, some cases have been publicized. Subcategories
Cryonics (from Greek: κρύος kryos, meaning "cold") is the low-temperature freezing (usually at −196 °C or −320.8 °F or 77.1 K) and storage of human remains in the hope that resurrection may be possible in the future. [1] [2] Cryonics is regarded with skepticism by the mainstream scientific community.
Bedford died in 1967 at 73 years old. Bedford left $100,000 to cryonics research in his will, but even more was utilized by Bedford's wife and son in court defending both his will and his cryopreservation against arguments created by other relatives. [5]
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Individuals who have made arrangements to be cryopreserved upon death, or are otherwise involved in the cryonics movement. ... Cryonically preserved people (1 C, 22 P)
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The first of these seminars attracted 30 people. [citation needed] On July 16, 1976, Alcor performed its first human cryopreservation on Fred Chamberlain's father. [11] That same year, research in cryonics began with initial funding provided by the Manrise Corporation. At that time, Alcor's office consisted of a mobile surgical unit in a large van.