01239cam a2200325 a 4500 57201348 OCoLC 20210624140255.0 041202s2005 nyua b 001 0 eng 2004061231 0670033847 9780143037880 DLC DLC OCLCQ BAKER C#P pcc CTMA QP376 .K85 2005 153.9 22 Kurzweil, Ray. 8310 The singularity is near : when humans transcend biology / Ray Kurzweil. New York : Viking, 2005. xvii, 652 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 497-602) and index. The 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." Brain Evolution. 8311 Human evolution. 8312 Genetics. 8313 Nanotechnology. 8314 Robotics. 2370 ddc BOOK 27676 27676 ddc 0 0 ABELJ ABELJ NF 2021-06-24 18.00 0 153.9 KURZ 62893 2021-06-24 2021-06-24 BOOK