The Living End
The New Sciences of Death, Ageing and Immortality
Published on 9. July 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
VII, 280 pages
978-1-349-95369-1 (ISBN)
Description
The decline of infections, starvation, warfare, heart attack and stroke has allowed people to reach extreme old age but ushered in disability, dementia and degenerative disease, with profound consequences for the self and society. Dr Guy Brown explores these vital issues at various levels, from the cell, to the whole body, to society.
Reviews / Votes
Praise for The Energy of Life: "Guy Brown provides a wonderfully lucid and stimulating survey of all aspects of modern biology." - John Horgan, author of The Undiscovered Mind"A subject so basic, so pervasive, and yet no one has written a book about it before. Guy Brown has done an excellent job." - Susan Greenfield, Oxford University, author of The Human Brain: A Guided TourPraise for The Living End - the Future of Death, Aging, and Immortality"This book...is thought provoking, will expand our professional development and may enhance the way we lead our lives." - Sam Chenery-Morris, Nursing Standard
More details
Series
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2008
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
6 s/w Abbildungen
VII, 280 p. 6 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
371 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-95369-1 (9781349953691)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Dr Guy Brown heads a research group at the University of Cambridge, UK working on cell death in the brain, the heart and in cancer. His previous book The Energy of Life (Harper-Collins/Simon& Schuster) won the Wellcome Trust Prize for popular science.
Content
Introduction The changing face of death How we die Death in the brain Death is falling apart Death of self and soul Death occurs throughout life Aging Immortality The End