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Durk Pearson

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American writer and life extension advocate
Durk Pearson
Born(1943-08-19)August 19, 1943
Illinois
DiedOctober 26, 2024(2024-10-26) (aged 81)
Occupationwriter and life extension advocate
NationalityAmerican
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Notable worksLife Extension: A Practical Scientific Approach
Spouse

Durk Pearson (19 August 1943 – 26 October 2024)[1] was a research scientist best known for coauthoring a series of books onlongevity, beginning withLife Extension: A Practical Scientific Approach.

Early life

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While a student at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology, he was a member of theMIT Science Fiction Society and one of the writers for the earlyunderground comicGod Comics. Pearson graduated from MIT with a triple major in physics, biology, and psychology.[2]

Career

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Pearson has patents in the area of oil shale and tar sands recovery,[3] lasers, holography and supplement formulations.[4] Pearson assisted with equipment design and experiments for NASA's Space Shuttle.[5] Pearson is also an International Society for Testing and Failure Analysis honoree.[6]

Publications

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Pearson and his wife,Sandy Shaw, are the authors ofLife Extension: A Practical Scientific Approach[7] (ISBN 0-446-51229-X, Warner Books, 1982),The Life Extension Companion[8] (Warner Books),The Life Extension Weight Loss Program, andFreedom of Informed Choice: FDA v. Nutrient Supplements, (Common Sense Press, 1993). The couple have written numerous articles onlife extension,cognitive enhancement,anti-aging,weight loss, and other aspects of nutrition.[citation needed]

Television, film, and video

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Pearson and Shaw wrote, designed the stunts, and acted as technical advisors for a 1978 episode ofThe Wonderful World of Disney, called "Black Holes, Monsters That Eat Space and Time."[9] They acted as scientific and technical advisors and received screen credits for theClint Eastwood filmFirefox.[10] They received screen credits for acting as technical advisors forDouglas Trumbull's filmBrainstorm, starringChristopher Walken andNatalie Wood.[11] In 1988, Steve Sharon, Pearson, and Shaw wrote thethrillerThe Dead Pool, which was later sold toWarner Bros. and made into a film.[12] Pearson and Shaw make a cameo appearance in the funeral scene. They are standing directly behind the bereaved.

Court case on dietary supplements

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Pearson and Shaw in a civil action challenged the constitutional validity of several U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") regulations that require sellers of dietary supplements to obtain FDA authorization before labeling such supplements with "health claims." In ruling against the FDA, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia found that the supplement health claims were constitutionally protected free speech.[13]

References

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  1. ^https://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/17239-in-memoriam-durk-j-pearson-august-19-1943-october-26-2024
  2. ^"Weight loss without dieting, exercise?"
  3. ^"Recovery System for shale deposits"
  4. ^"Free Patents Online:Durk Pearson"
  5. ^"Two Fitness Faddists Have a No. 1 Best-Seller, but Are They Stretching Life Spans or Truth?"
  6. ^"BP negligence condoned by Obama administration"Archived 2010-12-31 at theWayback Machine
  7. ^Review/Television; "On Aging, or Rather Avoidance of It"
  8. ^"Recent Titles Focus on Diet, Training"[dead link]
  9. ^"Tremendous nothing made interesting"
  10. ^"Two Fitness Faddists Have a No. 1 Best-Seller, but Are They Stretching Life Spans or Truth?"
  11. ^"New York Times: Brain Storm (1983) Production Credits"
  12. ^"This Dirty Harry fails to make his day"
  13. ^"164 F. 3d 650 - Pearson v. E Shalala"
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