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Ray Kurzweill, 2005. The Singularity is near. When Humans Transcend Biology, Viking. This is a very big book which covers a lot of futuristic topics in the categories of genetics, nanotechnology and robotics. To quote the jacket blurb the "Singularity" "…will be an era in which the very nature of wh

When Humans Transcend Biology, Viking. This is a very big book which covers a lot of futuristic topics in the categories of genetics, nanotechnology and robotics. To quote the jacket blurb the "Singularity" "…will be an era in which the very nature of what it means to be human will be both enriched

means to be human will be both enriched and challenged, as our species breaks the shackles of its genetic legacy and achieves inconceivable heights of intelligence, material progress and longevity." He looks forward to the 2020's and beyond. For instance, he says nanobot (nanotechnology robot) red b