The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
Kurzweil, Ray
ISBN 10: 0670033847 ISBN 13: 9780670033843
Published by The Viking Press, 2005
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The great inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil is one of the best-known and controversial advocates for the role of machines in the future of humanity. In his latest, thrilling foray into the future, he envisions an event—the “singularity”—in which technological change becomes so rapid and so profound that our bodies and brains will merge with our machines.
The Singularity Is Near portrays what life will be like after this event—a human-machine civilization where our experiences shift from real reality to virtual reality and where our intelligence becomes nonbiological and trillions of times more powerful than unaided human intelligence. In practical terms, this means that human aging and pollution will be reversed, world hunger will be solved, and our bodies and environment transformed by nanotechnology to overcome the limitations of biology, including death.
We will be able to create virtually any physical product just from information, resulting in radical wealth creation. In addition to outlining these fantastic changes, Kurzweil also considers their social and philosophical ramifications. With its radical but optimistic view of the course of human development, The Singularity Is Near is certain to be one of the most widely discussed and provocative books of 2005.
About the Author:
Ray Kurzweil is a prize-winning author and scientist. Recipient of the MIT-Lemelson Prize (the world’s largest for innovation), and inducted into the Inventor’s Hall of Fame, he received the 1999 National Medal of Technology. His books include The Age of Spiritual Machines and The Age of Intelligent Machines.
Visit Ray Kurzweil on the web:
http://www.kurzweiltech.com
http://www.kurzweilai.net/
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Title: The Singularity Is Near: When Humans ...
Publisher: The Viking Press
Publication Date: 2005
Binding: Hardcover
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Edition: 1st Edition
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The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Pr, 2005
ISBN 10: 0670033847
ISBN 13: 9780670033843
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. signature personally obtained by bookseller; boldly signed in blue ink on title page; tiny creases along edge of dust jacket; a beautiful copy unread; famed inventor and futurist examines union of humans and machines in which we transcend biological limitations and greatly improve creativity; inspiring. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 382
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