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The American Cryonics Society (ACS), also known as the Cryonics Society of America, is a member-run, California-based, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization that supports and promotes research and education into cryonics and cryobiology. The American Cryonics Society is the oldest cryonics organization still in existence.
Cryonics is regarded with skepticism within the scientific community and has been characterized as quackery and pseudoscience. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] As of October 2023 [update] , Alcor had 1,927 members, including 222 who have died and whose corpses have been subject to cryonic processes; [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] 116 bodies had only their head preserved. [ 8 ]
The first cryonics-related organization in New York City was a branch of Evan Cooper's [2] Washington, D.C.–based Life Extension Society (LES). James Sutton, the New York LES coordinator and others became frustrated with LES when Cooper refused to give names and addresses of New Yorkers who had contacted Cooper.
The Life Extension Society (LES) with its network of coordinators was the first cryonics organization in the world. It was founded by Evan Cooper in 1964 to promote cryonic suspension of people, and became the seed tree for cryonics societies throughout the US where local cryonics advocates would meet as a result of contact through the LES mailing list.
Fred's father was a very fragile stroke victim, [6] so they formed a new cryonics organization they named Alcor early in 1972, [1] [2] [3] and (through Manrise Corporation) assisted with the founding of Trans Time, Inc in the San Francisco Bay area (providing its first perfusion equipment by a contractual arrangement).
Jerry Donnell Leaf (April 4, 1941 – July 10, 1991) was Vice President and Director of the cryonics organization Alcor Life Extension Foundation, and President of the cryonics service firm Cryovita, Inc. [1] [2] until his death in 1991. Leaf joined the United States Army and fought in special operations during the Vietnam War.
In 1977 he established the Florida Cryonics Association as a public charity with the stated purpose of promoting cryobiology research. [6] In 1980, Kent started the Life Extension Foundation along with William Faloon, a membership organization that claims to inform people about the latest advances in the life extension sciences, sell dietary supplements, and fund life extension research by ...
The Cryonics Institute also specializes in Human Cryostasis, DNA/Tissue Freezing, Pet Cryopreservation, and Memorabilia Storage. [12] [13] The cryonics institute finances itself through membership dues and donations. The cost for cryopreservation is less than $30,000 but the total costs including logistics might add up to more than $100,000.