Living to 100 Life Expectancy Calculator was designed by Dr Thomas Perls, and uses the most current and carefully researched medical and scientific data in order to estimate how old you will live to be. Thomas Perls MD, MPH is the founder and director of the New England Centenarian Study, the largest study of centenarians and their families in the world. More can be learned about the study at www.bumc.bu.edu/centenarian.