01800cam a2200325 a 4500999001900000003000800019005001700027007000300044008004100047020002500088020002200113040001900135041000900154042000800163050002300171082000800194100002700202245009300229250001200322260004100334300002400375504005600399505053700455520024200992650002401234650003901258906004501297942001201342952012001354  c113732d113732BJBSDDR20230411090620.0ta110610s2012    nyu      b    000 0 eng    a9780307884916 (hbk.)  a0307884910 (hbk.)  aDLCcDLCbspa   aeng   apcc14aBD 421bC378i 201200a1291 aCave, Stephen, d1973-10aImmortality :bthe quest to live forever and how it drives civilization /cStephen Cave.  a1st ed.  aNew York :bCrown Publishers,c2012.  ax, 320 p. ;c25 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p.[ 289]-310).  aA beautiful woman has come : the four paths to immortality --
Magic barriers : civilization and the elixir of life --
The vitamin cure : science versus the reaper --
St. Paul and the cannibals : the rise of resurrection --
Frankenstein redux : the modern reanimators --
Beatrice's smile : what happens in paradise --
The lost soul : reincarnation and the evidence of science --
Look on my works, ye mighty : everlasting fame --
The immortal seed : genes, Gaia and the things in between --
He who saw the deep : wisdom and mortality.  aA narrative citing the activities of historical figures and leading modern scientists demonstrates how the innate desire to live forever has contributed to humanity's most significant achievements in science, medicine, religion, and art. 4aInmortalidad 99907 4aInmortalidad (Filosofía) 915716  a7bcbccorignewd1eecipf20gy-gencatlg  2lcccBK  001040708HUaBJBbBJBcHUd2019-11-13l0oBD 421 C378i 2012p00000140110r2019-11-13 00:00:00t1w2019-11-13yBK