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Raymond Kurzweil
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American computer scientist, author, entrepreneur, futurist and inventor (born 1948)

Also known as: Edison's rightful heir, Ray Kurzweil, Raymond C. Kurzweil, restless genius, RK, the ultimate thinking machine

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Known works

  • The Singularity Is Near (2005)
  • Humanite 2.0
  • The age of spiritual machines (1999)
  • The 10% solution for a healthy life (1993)
  • The Age of Intelligent Machines (1990)