01127cam a2200289 a 450000100090000000300060000900500170001500800410003201000150007302000150008802000180010304000320012104200080015305000210016108200140018210000190019624500780021526000310029330000350032450400640035952003230042365000220074665000210076865000140078965000200080365000140082357201348OCoLC20210624140255.0041202s2005    nyua     b    001 0 eng    a2004061231  a0670033847  a9780143037880  aDLCcDLCdOCLCQdBAKERdC#P  apcc00aQP376b.K85 200500a153.92221 aKurzweil, Ray.14aThe singularity is near :bwhen humans transcend biology /cRay Kurzweil.  aNew York :bViking,c2005.  axvii, 652 p. :bill. ;c25 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 497-602) and index.  aThe futurist Ray Kurzweil is a controversial advocate for the role of machines in the future of humanity. In his latest, thrilling foray into the future, he envisions an event - the "singularity" - in which technological change becomes so rapid and so profound that our bodies and brains will merge with our machines." 0aBrainxEvolution. 0aHuman evolution. 0aGenetics. 0aNanotechnology. 0aRobotics.