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Ray Kurzweil

Born

in Queens, New York, The United States

February 12, 1948

Website

http://www.kurzweiltech.com/

Genre

Computers & Internet, Philosophy, Science

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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: 3.93 · 24,518 ratings · 1,933 reviews · 36 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology 3.93 avg rating — 10,256 ratings — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.96 avg rating — 6,775 ratings — published 2012 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.90 avg rating — 4,103 ratings — published 1998 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.89 avg rating — 1,229 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.85 avg rating — 841 ratings — published 2004 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 4.11 avg rating — 325 ratings — published 1990 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Are We Spiritual Machines?: Ray Kurzweil vs. the Critics of Strong AI by Ray Kurzweil, Jay W. Richards (Editor) 3.91 avg rating — 133 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Danielle: Chronicles of a Superheroine 3.40 avg rating — 125 ratings — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.62 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Vulnerability Thesis: Interest Group Influence and Institutional Design by Ray Kurzweil, Lorelei Moosbrugger 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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

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“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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