"The Prolongation of Life: Optimistic Studies" by Élie Metchnikoff is a science book from the early 1900s that thinks about getting older and living longer. It talks about the science behind why we age and suggests ways to fight the bad effects of aging. Metchnikoff, a well-known biologist, believes that science can help us live longer and be healthier. The book starts by looking at how people think about old age and how societies have treated older people, from hurting them to ignoring them. Metchnikoff says we should use science and take steps to prevent aging problems. He believes that many aging issues come from things outside our bodies that we can control. He hopes that future people can live longer, healthier lives by understanding what causes aging and making smart choices about their health and what they eat.
The Prolongation of Life: Optimistic Studies
By Elie Metchnikoff
Discover a long lost dream of healthier, longer lives through applying the power of science to aging, promising a future where growing old is no longer a pessimistic decline.
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About the AuthorIlya Ilyich Mechnikov, also spelled Élie Metchnikoff, was a zoologist from the Russian Empire of Moldavian noble ancestry best known for his pioneering research in immunology and thanatology. He and Paul Ehrlich were jointly awarded the 1908 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "in recognition of their work on immunity".
Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov, also spelled Élie Metchnikoff, was a zoologist from the Russian Empire of Moldavian noble ancestry best known for his pioneering research in immunology and thanatology. He and Paul Ehrlich were jointly awarded the 1908 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "in recognition of their work on immunity".
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