The Jameson Satellite
"The Jameson Satellite" is a science fiction short story written by Neil R. Jones (1909–1988). The first story in the Professor Jameson series, it was first published in the July 1931 issue of Amazing Stories.[1] "The Jameson Satellite" is notable for inspiring Robert Ettinger,[2] "the father of cryonics", who wrote the short story "The Penultimate Trump" (1948) and the non-fiction book The Prospect of Immortality (1962).
In the story, Professor Jameson builds a rocket and tells his nephew, Douglas, to place his body in the rocket and shoot it out into space after he dies. Douglas follows his instructions. An alien cyborg species known as the Zoromes finds the professor 40 million years later and places his brain into a robot body, reviving him.
Sources
- ↑ The Jameson Satellite at Project Gutenberg
- ↑ But What Will The Neighbors Think? A Discourse On The History And Rationale Of Neurosuspension. alcor.org
External links
- The Jameson Satellite at Project Gutenberg
- YouTube: Audiobook - The Jameson Satellite by Neil R. Jones / Science Fiction / Fantasy Fiction
- Wikipedia: Neil R. Jones#Professor Jameson stories