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100 _aRay Kurzweil
_eAuthor
110 _aRay Kurzweil
245 4 _aThe Singularity is Near
_bWhen Humans Transcend Biology
_cRay Kurzweil
260 _aUnited States of America
_bPenguin Books
_c2005
300 _a652 pages
_b"Illustrations, Graphs, Charts"
_c24 cm
520 _a"At the onset of the twenty-first century, humanity stands on the verge of the most transforming and thrilling period in its history. It will be an era in which the very nature of what it means to be human will be both enriched and challenged as our species breaks the shackles of its genetic legacy and achieves inconceivable heights of intelligence, material progress, and longevity. While the social and philosophical ramifications of these changes will be profound, and the threats they pose considerable, The Singularity Is Near presents a radical and optimistic view of the coming age that is both a dramatic culmination of centuries of technological ingenuity and a genuinely inspiring vision of our ultimate destiny."
546 _aEnglish
650 _aNeurophysiology and neuropsychology
942 _cBooks
999 _c4697
_d4697