The development of science and technology has increased the life expectancy of human beings, and as long as there is enough money and superb medical technology, it is not a problem to extend life expectancy. Today, I want to talk about the story of an American billionaire who did not want to die, and successively replaced it with 6 hearts to continue his life.
In 1915, David Rockefeller was born into the famous Rockefeller family in the United States. His grandfather was "oil king" John Rockefeller, who was ranked first in the "15 Richest People of All Time in America" and Bill Gates was only ranked 13th.
As the third generation of the family, David Rockefeller was the youngest of the brothers and the most capable. He has learned financial knowledge since he was a child, and he only has 3 dimes of pocket money per week, and when he disposes of pocket money, he must also record and plan.
In 1939, after graduating from Harvard University with a Ph.D., David began to dabble in the field of banking. As an excellent bank manager, he managed to raise the bank's net asset value from $2 billion to $3.4 billion during his tenure at Manhattan Bank, successfully placing Manhattan Bank on the throne of "the nation's largest bank."
Of course, even the legends of the business world cannot escape the natural law of life, old age, illness and death. As he got older, David's physical condition deteriorated. Especially under the long hours of high pressure work, his heart gradually failed.
By the age of 95, David's heart was no longer able to support the needs of his body. The rich man at the top of society, he is naturally full of memories of the world. At the same time, he has not yet found a suitable successor, and does not want to die so easily.
In this case, in order to continue to live, David thought of changing his heart to continue his life. So, starting in 2006, he hired a professional medical team to carry out this task. However, for an old man of David's age, a heart transplant can only allow him to live for 2 to 3 more years.
In order to prolong his life, he changed his heart a total of 6 times. As we all know, heart transplant surgery is one of the most expensive medical procedures, coupled with the difficulty of finding a suitable heart source, and the high cost of the U.S. medical system, these 6 surgeries cost David hundreds of millions of dollars.
So, what is the end result? David lived from 95 to 102. In 2017, watching his relatives and friends around him pass away one by one, and the succession has been determined, he has been overwhelmed and gave up his 7th heart transplant.
David Rockefeller died on March 20 at the age of 102, ending a legendary life. Although the heart replacement surgery did help him prolong his life, this method is far from technically mature and cannot achieve true immortality.
Today' top medical scientists are still exploring the secrets of human lifespan, and in the future of more developed medical technology, human beings will surely find more ways to prolong life. At that time, human society will also usher in new challenges in ethics and morality.
Reference: American Billionaire David Rockefeller