Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Ray Kurzweil


Ray Kurzweil is a well-known author, inventor, and futurist. His creative mind allows him to productively make estimations regarding the progression of technology and mankind. 

He has several books published, such as The Art of Intelligent Machines. This particular book was widely recognized for its outlook into the history of computer technology, and Kurzweil's expectations of where its progress may lead us. In fact, this particular book received and award for the Most Outstanding Computer Science Book in 1990.

Kurzweil takes a profound interest in futurism and nanotechnology. He has taken a stand for nanotechnology with the belief that further interest and exploration of the science could help diminish and even completely eradicate certain global issues such as poverty, disease, and climate change.

He has a strong interest in the progression of technology and computers, stating that their development will rise exponentially - meaning that instead of a steady rise in technology, there's a progressively steep increase in its development.

Ray Kurzweil has worked together for various projects with NASA, Google, and numerous universities across the country.



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