| Home Page Contents Comparing About Cryonics ... Viewpoints Recently it was reported that legendary Hall of Fame baseball player Ted Williams had been placed in cryonic suspension. That means that, upon being declared legally dead, Mr. Williams' body was specially treated and cooled to temperatures were physical decay essentially stops, and that he will be maintained in that state until such time as future medical science is able to restore him to good health. Cryonics is an emerging new technology, and although most newspapers and news sites have discussed it fairly in relation to the Ted Williams story, a few reports have included information about cryonics that is not entirely accurate or correct. To help journalists researching for information about cryonics as it relates to this case, and to help people who may be visiting our site for the first time because of the interest generated by the Ted Williams story, we'd like to provide brief replies to a few of the most-asked questions or misunderstandings about this case that we have received. Q: Was Ted Williams really put into cryonic suspension? | |
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