Robert Prehoda

Robert Wayne Prehoda (July 7, 1931 – June 11, 2009)^[1] was an American chemist and futurist. Prehoda was involved in early discussions surrounding cryonics and research on reduced metabolism and suspended animation. He participated in the 1967 cryonic preservation of psychologist James Bedford, widely regarded as the first human cryonics case. Despite his participation, Prehoda was skeptical of the scientific feasibility of cryonics under the techniques available at the time and argued that freezing the human brain would likely cause damage beyond any practical means of repair. He instead advocated prioritizing research into cryobiology and metabolic reduction before attempting human cryopreservation. ^[2]He participated in the first cryonic suspension of a human being, that of James Bedford. He had a wife, Aline.