View Printable List

Robert C. (Chester) W. (Wilson) Ettinger

Born: 12/04/1918 Atlantic City
Died: 07/23/2011
Parents: Alfred and Phea Ettinger
Spouse: Elaine (1st); Mae Junod (2nd)
Children: David A. and Shelly B.
Address(es):
Permanent:
Last known address:
Clinton Twp., MI

Writings

Title	Genre	Audience	Publisher	Date
Man into Superman : the startling potential of human evolution -- and how to be part of it	Non Fiction	Adult	New York : St. Martin's Press	1972
Ahead of Time - Contributor with Editors Harry Harrison and Theodore J. Gordon	Non Fiction	Adult	Garden City, NY: Doubleday	1972
The Prospect of Immortality	Non Fiction	Adult	Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday	1964-1966
"The Penultimate Trump"	Science Fiction, Short Stories	Adult	Startling Stories, March 1948	1948
Other writings: - Contributor to Esquire, The Christian Century, Ebony

What is the aim or goal of your writing: 2nd ed. says, "I am the President of Cryonics Association and of Cryonics Institute. 'The Prospect of Immortality' first introduced cryonics (freeze the newly dead for storage and eventual revival, repair, and rejuvenation). About 28 have been frozen, to date. A facility is being constructed in Michigan."

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Inclusion in biographical or critical works:

Name	Date
Michigan Authors, 2nd ed.	1980
Contemporary Authors, volume(s) 13-16R	1976

Memberships:

Name	Date
American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Professors and American Association of Physics Teachers

Education:

Degree	Institution	Location	Date
Master of Arts (M. A.)	Wayne State University	Detroit, MI	1954
Master of Science (M.S.)	Wayne State University	Detroit, MI	1953
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)	Wayne State University	Detroit, MI	1951
	University of Michigan		1936-1937

Career:

Position	Organization	Location	Date
Founder of The Cryonics Societies of California and Michigan. President of The Cryonics Society of Michigan - In the 1970s CSM was transformed under the direction of Ettinger into the Cryonics Institute (CI) and the Immortalist Society (IS).Ettinger was President of both CI and IS until 2003.	Cryonics Society of Michigan	Clinton Twp., Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent	1966-2003
Physics teacher	Highland Park College	Highland Park, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent	1963
Physics teacher	Wayne State University	Detroit, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent	1953-1963
First Lieutenant - Received Purple Heart	U. S. Army		1942-1948

Other Resources:

MeLCat Links:
http://elibrary.mel.org/search~S15?/aEttinger%2C+R.+C.+W.+%28Robert+C.+W.%29/aettinger+r+c+w+robert+c+w/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CB/exact&FF=aettinger+r+c+w+robert+c+w&1%2C8%2C

Last Modified On: 3/30/2017 12:00:00 AM