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. 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.