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Ray Kurzweil

Raymond Kurzweil (/ˈkɜːrzwaɪl/ KURZ-wyle; born February 12, 1948) is an American computer scientist, author, entrepreneur, futurist, and inventor. He is involved in fields such as optical character recognition (OCR), text-to-speech synthesis, speech recognition technology and electronic keyboard instruments. He has written books on health technology…

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Known for
His predictions · His books, especially The Singularity Is Near · The Law of Accelerating Returns · Co-founding Kurzweil Music Systems
Awards
Grace Murray Hopper Award (1978) · National Medal of Technology (1999)
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS)
Born
Raymond Kurzweil (1948-02-12) February 12, 1948 (age 78) Queens, New York City, U.S.
Children
2; including Amy
Employer
Google

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Ray Kurzweil

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Ray Kurzweil → Grace Murray Hopper Award (1978), National Medal of Technology (1999)
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