FM-2030

FM-2030 (born Fereidoun M. Esfandiary ; October 15, 1930 – July 8, 2000) was a Belgian-born Iranian-American author, teacher, transhumanist philosopher, futurist, consultant and athlete.^[1] He was a known transhumanist with the book Are You a Transhuman?: Monitoring and Stimulating Your Personal Rate of Growth in a Rapidly Changing World, published in 1989.

FM-2030
Born	Fereidoun M. Esfandiary (1930-10-15)October 15, 1930 Brussels, Belgium
Died	July 8, 2000(2000-07-08) (aged 69) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Writer, philosopher, teacher, consultant
Nationality	Iranian-American
Genre	Science fiction, futurology
Literary movement	Transhumanism
Notable works	Are You a Transhuman?

References

1. Martin, Douglas (July 11, 2000). "Futurist Known as FM-2030 Is Dead at 69". The New York Times. Retrieved August 25, 2009.

Other websites

• "Intimacy in a Fluid World, by F.M. Esfandiary". Archived from the original on April 17, 2005.
• NPR story about FM-2030
• Ilija Trojanow on F.M. Esfandiary: Searching for Identity in Iran's Labyrinthine Bureaucracy
• "Are You a Transhuman?: Monitoring and Stimulating Your Personal Rate of Growth in a Rapidly Changing World" (PDF)
• FM-2030 interview on CNN Larry King Live, in 1990