FM-2030
FM-2030, born Fereidoun M. Esfandiary (1930 - July 8, 2000), was a transhumanist philosopher and futurist who professed "a deep nostalgia for the future." He was the author of one of the seminal works in the transhumanist canon, Are You a Transhuman?. He also wrote a number of works of fiction under his original name F.M. Esfandiary.
Fiction books
- The Day of Sacrifice 1959 available as an eBook
- The Beggar 1965
- Identity Card 1966 (ISBN 0460038435) available as an eBook
Non-fiction books
- UpWingers: A Futurist Manifesto 1973 (ISBN 0381982432) (pbk.) available as an eBook
- Telespheres 1977
- Optimism one; the emerging radicalism 1970 (ISBN 0393086119)
- Are You a Transhuman?: Monitoring and Stimulating Your Personal Rate of Growth in a Rapidly Changing World 1989 (ISBN 0446388068)
FM-2030 was the son of an Iranian diplomat and lived in 17 countries by the time he was 11. FM-2030 served on the United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine from 1952 to 1954.
On July 8, 2000, FM-2030 succumbed to pancreatic cancer and was placed cryonic suspension at the Alcor Life Extension Foundation in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he remains today.
Quote
- "I am a 21st century person who was accidentally launched in the 20th. I have a deep nostalgia for the future."