Robert Prehoda
Encyclopedia
Robert W. Prehoda was an American chemist
and futurist. He participated in the first cryonic suspension
of a human being, that of James Bedford
. He had a wife, Aline.
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
and futurist. He participated in the first cryonic suspension
Cryonics
Cryonics is the low-temperature preservation of humans and animals who can no longer be sustained by contemporary medicine, with the hope that healing and resuscitation may be possible in the future. Cryopreservation of people or large animals is not reversible with current technology...
of a human being, that of James Bedford
James Bedford
James Hiram Bedford was a University of California psychology professor who had written several books on occupational counseling. He is the first person whose body was cryonically preserved after legal death, and who remains cryopreserved...
. He had a wife, Aline.
Works
- What are the effects of current automation trends in the oil industry on management, unions and the employees?, University of Tulsa, 1957
- Technological forecasting methodology, 1966
- Designing the future: the role of technological forecasting, Chilton Book Co., 1967
- Extended youth: the promise of gerontology, Putnam, 1968
- Suspended animation: the research possibility that may allow man to conquer the limiting chains of time, Chilton Book Co., 1969
- Your Next Fifty Years, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated, 1980 (ISBN 9780441952212)
External links
- Interview with Prehoda, Cryonics Reports, Vol. 4, No. 1, January 1969
- "Alcohol as Fuel" (letter to the editor), Science NewsScience NewsScience News is an American bi-weekly magazine devoted to short articles about new scientific and technical developments, typically gleaned from recent scientific and technical journals. Science News has been published since 1922 by Society for Science & the Public, a non-profit organization...
, Vol. 100, No. 6 (Aug. 7, 1971), p. 88