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The Immortalists tells the true story of Alexis Carrel, a Nobel‑prize–winning surgeon, and Charles Lindbergh, a celebrated aviator, who collaborated at the Rockefeller Institute in the 1930s to pursue organ preservation and the possibility of extending human life. Carrel’s early work in removing and maintaining a chick embryo heart in a glass jar led him to believe that natural death might be circumvented. Seeking the mechanical expertise required to sustain severed human organs indefinitely, he turned to Lindbergh, whose engineering skills had enabled his historic solo transatlantic flight. Their partnership, rooted in shared scientific curiosity and tempered by personal flaws, pushed the boundaries of medical technology and raised profound ethical questions about mortality and the limits of human intervention.
First publish date: August 21, 2007
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: David M. Friedman
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