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Ray Kurzweil Awarded Technical Grammy Award

Inventor Ray Kurzweil will receive the 2015 Technical Grammy Award Sunday, Feb 8th, for his work in the field of music technology. The Technical Grammy Award is a Special Merit Award presented by vote of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Trustees, for contributions of outstanding technical significance to the recording field. Kurzweil is… Read More Ray Kurzweil Awarded Technical Grammy Award

February 5, 201511 Comments

The Singularity (Ambient Music + Fractal Visuals)


Surface 10 and the Singularity (ambient music and fractal technology) was uploaded by: FatelessRelatedVideo
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April 2, 2012April 2, 20122 Comments

Ray Kurzweil Explains The Origin Of His Keyboards, The Coming Singularity


Kurzweil- It all started with Ray (The Kurzweil Music Story) was uploaded by: KurzweilUSA
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January 23, 2012January 23, 20122 Comments

Ray Kurzweil Explains The Coming Singularity


Ray Kurzweil Explains the Coming Singularity was uploaded by: bigthink
Duration: 430
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November 16, 2009November 24, 2009Leave a comment

Ray Kurzweil In 1965 With His Music-Composing Computer

Inventor, author and futurist Ray Kurzweil appeared on I’ve Got a Secret in 1965, when he was 17 years old, demonstrating his music-composing computer.

November 14, 2009November 14, 20097 Comments

Ray Kurzweil On Speech Recognition, Music Synthesis, Virtual Reality & The Future


Ray Kurzweil – Futurist was uploaded by: ComputerHistory
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November 7, 20095 Comments

Raymond Kurzweil: Genius, Wacko, Or Both?

Newsweek has published a fascinating profile of Raymond Kurzweil, looking at his inventions and his predictions for the future. Kurzweil is best known to musicians for creating the Kurzweil keyboard – but he’s also a pioneer in the world of optical character recognition and text-to-speech software, and has created a new career for himself as… Read More Raymond Kurzweil: Genius, Wacko, Or Both?

June 2, 2009June 2, 20092 Comments

Is Ray Kurzweil Crazy Or A Genius?

There’s a great profile of synth guru turned radical life-extension advocate Ray Kurzweil over at Wired. As a Kurzweil 2500 owner, I appreciate Kurzweil’s genius. But after reading this article, it’s hard not to think that he’s a bit wacky, too: Kurzweil is writing and producing an autobiographical movie, with walk-ons by Alan Dershowitz and… Read More Is Ray Kurzweil Crazy Or A Genius?

March 28, 2008March 31, 20085 Comments

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