{"product_id":"the-singularity-is-near-when-humans-transcend-biology-paperback","title":"The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRay Kurzweil\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Startling in scope and bravado.\" --Janet Maslin, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Artfully envisions a breathtakingly better world.\" --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Elaborate, smart and persuasive.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A pleasure to read.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eCBS News\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Fall Books of 2005 \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAmong \u003ci\u003eSt Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Nonfiction Books of 2005 \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eOne of Amazon.com's Best Science Books of 2005 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA radical and optimistic view of the future course of human development from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Create a Mind \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Singularity is Nearer \u003c\/i\u003ewho Bill Gates calls \"the best person I know at predicting the future of artificial intelligence\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor over three decades, Ray Kurzweil has been one of the most respected and provocative advocates of the role of technology in our future. In his classic \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Spiritual Machines\u003c\/i\u003e, he argued that computers would soon rival the full range of human intelligence at its best. Now he examines the next step in this inexorable evolutionary process: the union of human and machine, in which the knowledge and skills embedded in our brains will be combined with the vastly greater capacity, speed, and knowledge-sharing ability of our creations.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRay Kurzweil is one of the world's leading inventors, thinkers, and futurists, with a twenty-year track record of accurate predictions. Called \"the restless genius\" by \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and \"the ultimate thinking machine\" by \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, Kurzweil was selected as one of the top entrepreneurs by \u003ci\u003eInc.\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, which described him as the \"rightful heir to Thomas Edison.\" PBS selected him as one of \"sixteen revolutionaries who made America,\" along with other inventors of the past two centuries. An inductee into the National Inventors Hall of Fame and recipient of the National Medal of Technology, the Lemelson-MIT Prize (the world's largest award for innovation), thirteen honorary doctorates, and awards from three U.S. presidents, he is the author of five other books: \u003ci\u003eFantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever\u003c\/i\u003e (coauthored with Terry Grossman, M.D.), \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Spiritual Machines, The 10% Solution for a Healthy Life\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Intelligent Machines\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHow to Create a Mind\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVisit Ray Kurzweil on the web: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ehttp: \/\/www.kurzweiltech.com \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ehttp: \/\/www.kurzweilai.net\/\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 672\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44810393813094,"sku":"9780143037880","price":34.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/dW43WUZRenlTNHlzcWF5L0szV2NnQT09.webp?v=1771613717","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-singularity-is-near-when-humans-transcend-biology-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}