Cryonics institute cryonics cryostat 2. Cryonics institute case report for patient number 178. Cryostats and dewars are like big thermos bottles with liquid nitrogen in the middle rather than coffee. It is also suggested that if possible a cryonics patient relocate themselves to michigan near the ci facility before death occurs. Cryonics institute resource library welcome to cis resources reference library.
Ci freezes dead humans and pets in liquid nitrogen with the speculative hope of restoring them with technology in the future. Delay in transfer to the facility can be avoided this way. It involves cooling legally dead people to liquid nitrogen temperature where physical decay essentially stops in the hope that future scientific procedures will someday revive them and restore them to youth and good health. Ci patient 178 was a 69 year old male from indiana.
Enjoy browsing our extensive library. The cryonics institute provides cryonic suspension and storage services for human and pet patients with the intention that future medicine and technology will be able to restore them to youth and health. Because cryostats and dewars are like thermos bottles they are not dependent upon electricity. Alcor or the cryonics institute.
The cryonics institute was founded in 1976 by robert ettinger who created modern cryonics with his seminal book the prospect of immortality. The cryonics institute was founded by the. Please note all resources in the library are organized alphabetically. It is a pseudoscience and its practice is quackery.
Cryonics is a technique intended to hopefully save lives and greatly extend lifespan. The patient was a ci member at the time of his death. The patient died at home while under hospice care at 315pm on august 14 2019. I searched but did not find any discussion comparing the merits of the two major cryonics providers in the us so i figured it might be productive to start such a discussion myself by posing the question to the community.
From my research alcor comes across as the flasher higher end option while ci. Cryonics is regarded with skepticism within the mainstream scientific community. Inside youll find a wealth of information relating to cryonics including books internet links ci documentation and much more. Cryonics institute ci is an american not for profit corporation that provides cryonics services.
Which provider would you choose all things being equal.