The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
Author: Ray Kurzweil
ISBN #: 0670033847
Price: $30.00
Publisher: Viking Press
Publisher Location: New York
Book Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: very good
Edition: First edition
Pub Date: 2005
ISBN #: 0670033847
Price: $30.00
Publisher: Viking Press
Publisher Location: New York
Book Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: very good
Edition: First edition
Pub Date: 2005
Very light shelf wear to the book and jacket; closed tear to the upper tip. First printing, full number line. "Raymond Kurzweil, noted inventor and futurist, is a man who refuses to accept the inevitability of physical death. He proposes that the Law of Accelerating Returns—the exponential increase in the growth of information technology—will result in a "singularity", a point where humanity and machines will merge, allowing one to transcend biological mortality: advances in genetics will provide the knowledge to reprogram biology, eliminate disease and stop the aging process..."--Wikipedia. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!