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The incredible and inspiring book behind the primetime Channel 4 documentary, Peter: The Human Cyborgbr>br>''Peter''s story is one of the most extraordinary you will ever hear. Remarkable. I urge people to read it'' Stephen Frybr>br>''With candour and bravery, Peter tells how he explored new frontiers of science to give himself a chance of survival in a digital afterlife'' Daily Mailbr>__________br>br>Peter didn''t choose to live forever. He simply chose not to die.br>br>Diagnosed with a rare but terminal Motor Neuron Disease, brilliant scientist Peter Scott-Morgan refused to accept that within a few short years he''d be dead.br>br>Instead, he embarked on a dangerous journey - to cross the border between mortality and immortality. br>br>He would meld his humanity with the latest computer and robotic technology to become Peter 2.0.br>br>This is the astonishing story of a man uniquely placed to pursue a new way of life that would not only alter him but perhaps redefine what it means to be human forever.br>__________br>br>''A remarkable story . . . you''re left desperate to take nothing for granted'' Radio Timesbr>br>''What''s striking is Peter''s constant optimism, bravery and his ability to find radical answers to problems that have confounded Britain''s brightest minds'' Daily Telegraphbr>br>''Intriguing'' The Timesbr>br>''Fascinating and extremely moving'' Sunbr>br>''A remarkable account of what it means to be human and what technology can really achieve'' Sunday Telegraph>
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Compelling . . . Scott-Morgan is a true one-off. It is in the telling of the love story, rather than the technical details of becoming a cyborg, that this book succeeds The Times
