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Author Kurzweil, Ray.

Title The singularity is near : when humans transcend biology / Ray Kurzweil.

Publication Info. New York : Viking, 2005.

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  153.9 KURZWEIL    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  153.9 KURZWEIL    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  153.9 KURZWEIL    Check Shelf
 Portland Public Library - Adult Department  153.9 KUR    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  153.9 KURZWEIL    DUE 04-27-24
 Southington Library - Adult  153.9 KUR    Check Shelf
Description xvii, 652 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents The six epochs -- A theory of technology evolution : the law of accelerating returns -- Achieving the computational capacity of the human brain -- Achieving the software of human intelligence : how to reverse engineer the human brain -- GNR : three overlapping revolutions -- The impact... -- Ich bin ein singularitarian -- The deeply intertwined promise and peril of GNR -- Response to critics -- Epilogue.
Subject Brain -- Evolution.
Human evolution.
Genetics.
Nanotechnology.
Robotics.
Neural networks (Computer science)
Artificial Intelligence.
Evolution.
Nanotechnology.
ISBN 0670033847 hardcover
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