Редактирование: Life Extension Society (раздел)

: ''Not to be confused with the [[Biomedical Research and Longevity Society]] (formerly the Life Extension Foundation) or the 1992 incorporated Life Extension Society.''

The '''Life Extension Society''' ('''LES''') was the first [[cryonics]] organization in the world. It was founded by [[Evan Cooper]] in Washington, D.C. in December 1963.<ref>[https://www.alcor.org/docs/cryonics-magazine-1992-08.txt Unity and Disunity in Cryonics]. ''[[Cryonics (magazine)|Cryonics]]''. August 1992</ref> LES published a newsletter called ''[[Freeze-Wait-Reanimate]]''.<ref>[https://www.alcor.org/docs/cryonics-magazine-2018-02.pdf Viability versus Inferability: A Plea to Consider an Option of Fixative-Stabilized Cryopreservation]. ''[[Cryonics (magazine)|Cryonics]]'' 2018 #2 (page 27)</ref> LES ceased to exist near the end of the 1960s.

An organization with the same name and similar objectives was incorporated in Maryland in 1992.<ref>[http://keithlynch.net/les/ THE LIFE EXTENSION SOCIETY A Not-for-Profit Maryland Corporation, Incorporated 1992]</ref>