The Singularity Is Near : When Humans Transcend Biology by Ray Kurzweil

Description: About this productSynopsisFor 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 The Age of Spiritual Machines, 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.In his latest, thrilling foray into the future, a great inventor and futurist envisions an event--the singularity--in which technological change becomes so rapid and so profound that human bodies and brains will merge with machines.Startling in scope and bravado. Janet Maslin, The New York Times Artfully envisions a breathtakingly better world. Los Angeles Times Elaborate, smart and persuasive. The Boston Globe A pleasure to read. The Wall Street Journal One of CBS News s Best Fall Books of 2005 Among St Louis Post-Dispatch s Best Nonfiction Books of 2005 One of Amazon.com s Best Science Books of 2005 A radical and optimistic view of the future course of human development from t he bestselling author of How to Create a Mind and The Age of Spiritual Machines who Bill Gates calls the best person I know at predicting the future of artificial intelligence For 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 The Age of Spiritual Machines , 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."Product IdentifiersISBN-100143037889ISBN-139780143037880eBay Product ID (ePID)53561952Key DetailsAuthorRay KurzweilNumber Of Pages672 pagesFormatPaperbackPublication Date2006-09-26LanguageEnglishPublisherPenguin Publishing GroupPublication Year2006Additional DetailsCopyright Date2006IllustratedYesDimensionsWeight22.1 OzHeight1.3 In.Width6 In.Length9.2 In.Target AudienceGroupTradeGrade From12Grade ToupAge Range18 - UPClassification MethodLC Classification NumberQP376.K85 2006Dewey Decimal153.9Dewey Edition22ReviewsA pleasure to read. ( The Wall Street Journal)Artfully envisions a breathtakingly better world. ( Los Angeles Times)Startling in scope and bravado. (Janet Maslin, "The New York Times") Artfully envisions a breathtakingly better world. ("Los Angeles Times") A pleasure to read. ("The Wall Street Journal") The best person I know at predicting the future of artificial intelligence (Bill Gates)Startling in scope and bravado. (Janet Maslin, The New York Times)The best person I know at predicting the future of artificial intelligence (Bill Gates)

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Book Title: Singularity Is Near : When Humans Transcend Biology

Item Length: 9.1in

Item Height: 1.4in

Item Width: 6in

Author: Ray Kurzweil

Format: United Kingdom-B Format Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Biotechnology, Neuroscience, Future Studies, Intelligence (AI) & Semantics, Life Sciences / Evolution, Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Nanotechnology & Mems, Robotics

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

Publication Year: 2006

Genre: Technology & Engineering, Computers, Science, Medical, Social Science

Item Weight: 21.4 Oz

Number of Pages: 672 Pages