Редактирование: History of transhumanism (раздел)

=== 1980's ===
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* 1980 - The L5 Society helps defeat US ratification of the Moon Treaty, paving the way for private space exploration and resource exploitation of celestial bodies.
* 1983 - [[Natasha Vita-More]] publishes [[Transhumanist Declaration#Transhumanist Art Statement | The Transhuman Manifesto]].
* 1984 - The first definitive [[cyberpunk]] novel Neuromancer by [[William Gibson]]'s marks a branching of futurist ideas away from [[techno-optimism]]
* 1986 - Partly in response to The Limits to Growth, [[Eric Drexler]], then research affiliate with MIT's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, publishes [[Engines of Creation]], which proposes the theory of nanotechnology; "‘molecular assemblers,' devices capable of positioning atoms and molecules for precisely defined reactions in almost any environment," as a potential solution to Earth's limited resources.
* 1986 - [[Eric Drexler]] and [[Christine Peterson]] establish The [[Foresight Institute]] to "ensure beneficial implementation of nanotechnology."
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* 1986 - The first transhumanist TV show hosted by [[Natasha Vita-More]], [[TransCentury UPdate]] airs on US cable TV until the early 90's
* 1987 - The [[Dora Kent]] controversy brings cryonics to greater public and legal attention.
* 1988 - The first transhumanist magazine, [[Extropy Magazines|Extropy: Vaccine for Future Shock]], is published by [[Max More]] and [[T.O. Morrow]]. It is later renamed [[Extropy Magazines|The Journal of Transhumanist Thought]].
* 1989 - [[FM-2030]] publishes the book, [[Are You A Transhuman?]]