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'''Robert Ettinger''' (December 4, 1918 – July 23, 2011) was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He spent a significant portion of his life in the Detroit, Michigan area. He attained Master's Degrees in both physics and mathematics. Ettinger was an academic who worked at both Wayne State University and at Highland Park Community College.<ref>[http://www.cryonics.org/about-us/robert-ettiner-biography Biography of Robert Ettinger] at the Cryonics Institute</ref>

'''Robert Ettinger''' (December 4, 1918 – July 23, 2011) was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He spent a significant portion of his life in the Detroit, Michigan area. He attained Master's Degrees in both physics and mathematics. Ettinger was an academic who worked at both Wayne State University and at Highland Park Community College.<ref>[http://www.cryonics.org/about-us/robert-ettiner-biography Biography of Robert Ettinger] at the Cryonics Institute</ref>

Robert Ettinger was an [[Atheism|atheist]] who some consider to be "the father of cryonics" because of the impact of his 1962 book ''The Prospect of Immortality''.<ref>"[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/science-obituaries/8658435/Robert-Ettinger.html Robert Ettinger]". The Telegraph. July 24, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2013. "Despite his Jewish roots, he grew up a determined atheist."</ref><ref>Klein, Bruce (August 13, 2004). "[http://www.longecity.org/forum/topic/4112-the-father-of-cryonics-robert-c-w-ettinger/ The Father of Cryonics], Robert C. W. Ettinger, Interview with Bruce Klein". Immortality Institute. Retrieved May 24, 2009.</ref> Evan Cooper was also a founding father of the cryonics movement.<ref>[http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/dsp.cgi?msg=23124 Evan Cooper and the cryonics movement]</ref>  Cooper was a very private man and there may be no record of his [[worldview]] as far as whether he was an atheist, [[agnosticism|agnostic]] or [[theism|theist]].<ref>[http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/dsp.cgi?msg=23124 Evan Cooper and the cryonics movement]</ref>  Evan Cooper abandoned the cryonics movement after he felt that the extension of life through cryonics would not be achievable in his lifetime.<ref>[http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/dsp.cgi?msg=23124 Evan Cooper and the cryonics movement]</ref>  See: [[Atheism and cryonics]]

Robert Ettinger was an [[Atheism|atheist]] who some consider to be "the father of [[cryonics]]" because of the impact of his 1962 book ''The Prospect of Immortality''.<ref>"[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/science-obituaries/8658435/Robert-Ettinger.html Robert Ettinger]". The Telegraph. July 24, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2013. "Despite his Jewish roots, he grew up a determined atheist."</ref><ref>Klein, Bruce (August 13, 2004). "[http://www.longecity.org/forum/topic/4112-the-father-of-cryonics-robert-c-w-ettinger/ The Father of Cryonics], Robert C. W. Ettinger, Interview with Bruce Klein". Immortality Institute. Retrieved May 24, 2009.</ref> Evan Cooper was also a founding father of the cryonics movement.<ref>[http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/dsp.cgi?msg=23124 Evan Cooper and the cryonics movement]</ref>  Cooper was a very private man and there may be no record of his [[worldview]] as far as whether he was an atheist, [[agnosticism|agnostic]] or [[theism|theist]].<ref>[http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/dsp.cgi?msg=23124 Evan Cooper and the cryonics movement]</ref>  Evan Cooper abandoned the cryonics movement after he felt that the extension of life through cryonics would not be achievable in his lifetime.<ref>[http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/dsp.cgi?msg=23124 Evan Cooper and the cryonics movement]</ref>  See: [[Atheism and cryonics]]

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According to The Cryonics Society: