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Book SynopsisThe incredible and inspiring book behind the primetime Channel 4 documentary, Peter: The Human Cyborg
''Peter''s story is one of the most extraordinary you will ever hear. Remarkable. I urge people to read it'' Stephen Fry
''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 Mail
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Peter didn''t choose to live forever. He simply chose not to die.
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.
Instead, he embarked on a dangerous journey - to cross the border between mortality and immortality.
He would meld his humanity with the latest computer and robotic technology to become Peter 2.0.
This is the astonishing story of a man uniquely placed to pursue a new way of life
Trade Review
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 *
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 Mail *
Peter's story is one of the most extraordinary you will ever hear . . . Remarkable. I urge people to read it -- Stephen Fry
A remarkable account of what it means to be human and what technology can really achieve * Sunday Telegraph *
A remarkable story . . . you're left desperate to take nothing for granted * Radio Times *
Astonishing * Daily Mail *
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 Telegraph *
Life-affirming . . . The most extraordinary thing about scientist Dr Peter Scott-Morgan, aside from his optimism, is his relentless capacity for joy * Daily Mail *
A soaring love story * Financial Times *
Fascinating and extremely moving * Sun *
Breathtaking . . . We were mesmerised by the boundless creative intelligence, positivity and love that pours from these pages. Profoundly inspiring * Attitude *
The astonishing true story behind the primetime Channel 4 documentary about Peter Scott-Morgan, the first person to combine his very humanity with artificial intelligence and robotics to become a full cyborg. His discovery means that his terminal diagnosis is negotiable, something that will rewrite the future - and change the world * GQ *
