Ray Kurzweil

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in Queens, New York, The United States

February 12, 1948

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male

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http://www.kurzweiltech.com/

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Computers & Internet, Philosophy

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Raymond Kurzweil is an inventor and futurist who has published books on health, artificial intelligence, transhumanism, and the technological singularity.

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Average rating: 3.89 · 6,367 ratings · 699 reviews · 18 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 3,070 ratings — published 2005 — 16 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 1,677 ratings — published 1999 — 18 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 789 ratings — published 2012 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever by Ray Kurzweil, Terry Grossman 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 307 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Transcend: Nine Steps to Living Well Forever by Ray Kurzweil, Terry Grossman 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 243 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Age of Intelligent Machines 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 1990 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The 10% Solution for a Healthy Life: How to Reduce Fat in Your Diet and Eliminate Virtually All Risk of Heart Disease 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1992 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Age of Spiritual Machines 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2000	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ポスト・ヒューマン誕生―コンピュータが人類の知性を超えるとき by Ray Kurzweil, 井上健, 小野木明恵 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Ray Kurzweil

“Death gives meaning to our lives. It gives importance and value to time. Time would become meaningless if there were too much of it.”
― Ray Kurzweil

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“The purposeful destruction of information is the essence of intelligent work.”
― Ray Kurzweil, The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence

tags: creativity, minimalism

11 people liked it

“Death is a great tragedy…a profound loss…I don’t accept it…I think people are kidding themselves when they say they are comfortable with death.”
― Ray Kurzweil

tags: transcedent-man

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