Jan 12, 2017 · Cryonics was still just a theory, and the proceedings had the slightly manic quality of a local theater production, forced to open a couple of weeks early.

He is the first person whose body was cryopreserved after legal death, and remains preserved at the Alcor Life Extension Foundation. [2][3]

Nov 2, 2024 · With $4,200 and the assistance of cryonics pioneer Bob Nelson, he became the first human to undergo cryogenic preservation after his death on January 12, 1967. Bedford’s body …

The Cryonics Institute (CI) has been using a mixture for vitrification of the brains of cryopreserved pets and humans since August 2004, when it first did an experimental perfusion of the dog of a …

Jan 28, 2025 · Bedford was the first human to be cryonically preserved—that is, frozen and stored indefinitely in the hopes that technology to revive him will one day exist.

Jan 21, 2025 · Among the few who dared to take this leap of faith, Dr. James Hiram Bedford stands out as a trailblazer, becoming the first person in history to undergo cryonic preservation …

In January, 2017 world cryonicist community celebrated half-century anniversary of the first cryopreservation. The first person in the world to be cryopreserved on January 12, 1967 was a …

By the late 1970s, there were about six cryonics companies in the United States. But to preserve and then maintain each body indefinitely was so expensive, many of these companies wound …

On January 12th, 1967, Dr. James Bedford became the first person to undergo cryonic preservation, a groundbreaking event that marked the beginning of the concept of freezing …

Dr. James Hiram Bedford was a man of many talents – a professor at the University of California and a veteran of World War I who lived a fulfilled life and traveled the world. But this man will …