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  • Published: 19 July 2022
  • ISBN: 9780241447109
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $26.00

Peter 2.0

The Human Cyborg




The extraordinary true story of the man who decided to live forever

Peter, a brilliant scientist, is told that he will lose everything he loves.

His husband. His family. His friends. His ability to travel the world. All will be gone.

But Peter will not give up. He vows that this will not be the end and instead seeks a completely new beginning . . .

Peter has Motor Neurone Disease, a condition universally considered by doctors to be terminal. It will destroy his nerve cells and he is told that within an average of two years, it will take his life too.

But, face-to-face with death, he decides there is another way. Using his background in science and technology, he navigates a new path, one that will enable him not just to survive, but to thrive.

This is the astonishing true story behind the primetime Channel 4 documentary, about Dr. Peter Scott-Morgan who will become 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.

By embracing love, life and hope rather than fear, tragedy and despair he will become Peter 2.0.

  • Published: 19 July 2022
  • ISBN: 9780241447109
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $26.00

Praise for Peter 2.0

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

Astonishing

Daily Mail

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 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

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

A soaring love story

Financial Times

Fascinating and extremely moving

Sun

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

Breathtaking . . . We were mesmerised by the boundless creative intelligence, positivity and love that pours from these pages. Profoundly inspiring

Attitude

Peter's story is one of the most extraordinary you will ever hear . . . Remarkable. I urge people to read it

Stephen Fry

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