Raymond Kurzweil date of birth:
February 12, 1948
How old is Raymond Kurzweil?
78
Where was Raymond Kurzweil born?
Queens, New York, United States
What religion is Raymond Kurzweil?
Atheist
What is Raymond Kurzweil's ethnicity?
White
What is Raymond Kurzweil nationality?
American
Where did Raymond Kurzweil go to university?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S.)
What is Raymond Kurzweil's occupation?
Author, entrepreneur, futurist and inventor
Short Biography
Raymond "Ray" Kurzweil (/ˈkɜrzwaɪl/ KURZ-wyl; born February 12, 1948) is an American author, computer scientist, inventor and futurist. Aside from futurology, 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, artificial intelligence (AI), transhumanism, the technological singularity, and futurism. Kurzweil is a public advocate for the futurist and transhumanist movements, and gives public talks to share his optimistic outlook on life extension technologies and the future of nanotechnology, robotics, and biotechnology.