Mortal Coil by David Boyd Haycock
Explores the medical, scientific and philosophical theories behind the quest for the prolongation of human life. This book introduces an array of fascinating individuals - Rene Descartes, Benjamin Franklin, Jonathan Swift, Charles Darwin and Sigmund Freud as well as a score of unknown figures.
"'A frolic and gallop through four centuries of engagement with ageing, death, and fantasies of rejuvenationThere is something for everyone: optimists, pessimists, sceptics, and even the aspirational who think death a thing of the past.' George Rousseau 'A riveting account of the past four centuries of humans' search for the explanation of their mortality and the possibility of achieving immortality... Haycock provides a unique view of a fundamental aspect of human existence, written in an easy-to-read yet thought-provoking manner.' The Dana Foundation"
David Boyd Haycock is Curator of Seventeenth-Century Imperial and Maritime Studies at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. Previously a Wellcome Research Fellow in the History of Medicine at the London School of Economics, he is an established and prolific historian of culture and medicine.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300158250 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300158254 |
| Title | Mortal Coil |
| Author | David Boyd Haycock |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2010-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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