Редактирование: R. Michael Perry

[[File:Mike Perry 2020.jpg|thumb|right|200px|R. Michael Perry]]
'''R. Michael "Mike" Perry''' (born c. 1947)<ref>[https://www.biostasis.com/saul-kent-some-recollections-and-reflections/ Saul Kent: Some Recollections and Reflections]. Mike Perry. [[Biostasis (website)|biostasis.com]]. July 1, 2023</ref> has been the care services manager of the [[Alcor Life Extension Foundation]] since 1987.<ref name="LinkedIn">LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/r-michael-perry-5367972a R Michael Perry]</ref> Also a [[cryonics]] historian, his "For the Record" column has appeared in the ''[[Cryonics (magazine)|Cryonics]]'' magazine since November 1990.<ref>[https://www.alcor.org/docs/cryonics-magazine-1990-11.txt For the Record: John Hunter, Cryonics Forerunner]. Mike Perry. ''[[Cryonics (magazine)|Cryonics]]'' 1990 #11</ref> Signed up for [[neuropreservation]],<ref>The ''How To with John Wilson'' episode ''How To Track Your Package'' (at 18:33)</ref> he has been a member of Alcor since 1984.<ref name="About">[https://www.alcor.org/about/ About]. alcor.org</ref>

Prior to working at Alcor, Perry worked as a computer programmer from 1968 until 1987. He graduated from the University of Chicago in 1969 with a B.S. in Mathematics. He received an M.S. in Computer Science from Colorado University in 1979 and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the same institution in 1984.<ref name="About" />

Perry has authored two books: ''Toward Self-Optimization of Machine Intelligence'' (Ph.D. Thesis, 1984) and ''[[Forever for All]]'' (2000). Prior to his Alcor experience, Perry authored or coauthored several journal papers and technical reports on computerized tomography, for applications ranging from medicine to solar physics.<ref name="About" />

He suggested [[James Bedford Day]] (as Bedford Day) on January 12, 1995.<ref>[http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/dsp.cgi?msg=3674 CRYONICS Happy Bedford Day!]. Mike Perry. [[CryoNet]]. January 12, 1995. Retrieved January 28, 2025</ref> He is a signatory of the [[Scientists' Open Letter on Cryonics]], having signed it on September 30, 2009.<ref>[https://www.biostasis.com/scientists-open-letter-on-cryonics/ SCIENTISTS’ OPEN LETTER ON CRYONICS]</ref>

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== External links ==
* [https://www.alcor.org/library/alcor-member-profiles/michael-perry/ Alcor Member Profile: Michael Perry, PhD]
* LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/r-michael-perry-5367972a R Michael Perry]
* [https://www.blogtalkradio.com/closeupradio/2021/02/18/close-up-radio-spotlights-cryonics-expert-r-michael-perry-phd Close Up Radio Spotlights Cryonics Expert R. Michael Perry PhD]. ''Close Up Radio'' interview (2021)

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