Keith Henson | |
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 Keith Henson | |
| Born | 1942 (age 81–82) United States |
| Alma mater | University of Arizona, electrical engineering |
| Known for | L5 Society, founding member National Space Society, lifetime member |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | electrical engineer, life extension, cryonics, memetics, Evolutionary psychology |
Howard Keith Henson (born 1942) is an American electrical engineer and writer. Henson writes on subjects including space engineering, space law (Moon treaty), memetics, cryonics, evolutionary psychology, and the physical limitations of Transhumanism. In 1975, Henson founded the L5 Society with his then-wife Carolyn Meinel to promote space colonization. In 1987 the L5 Society merged with the National Space Institute to form the National Space Society.