Raymond Kurzweil

Summary

Raymond Kurzweil is a human^[1]. He was born in Queens^[2]. He was born on February 12, 1948^[3]. He worked as an inventor^[4], computer scientist^[5], entrepreneur^[6], writer^[7], and science fiction writer^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,352 views/month, #5,849 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Queens^[2], Raymond Kurzweil…
• Raymond Kurzweil was born on February 12, 1948^[3].
• A child of Raymond Kurzweil was Amy Kurzweil^[10].
• Raymond Kurzweil held citizenship in United States^[11].
• Raymond Kurzweil worked as an inventor^[4].
• Raymond Kurzweil's professions included computer scientist^[5].
• Raymond Kurzweil worked as an entrepreneur^[6].
• Raymond Kurzweil worked as a writer^[7].
• Raymond Kurzweil's professions included science fiction writer^[8].
• Raymond Kurzweil worked as a scientist^[12].
• Raymond Kurzweil's field of work was futures studies^[13].
• Raymond Kurzweil's field of work was computer programming^[14].
• Raymond Kurzweil's field of work was optical character recognition^[15].
• Raymond Kurzweil's field of work was speech synthesis^[16].
• Raymond Kurzweil's field of work was speech recognition^[17].
• Raymond Kurzweil was employed by Google^[18].
• Raymond Kurzweil's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[19].
• Raymond Kurzweil was educated at Martin Van Buren High School^[20].
• A notable work attributed to Raymond Kurzweil is predictions made by Ray Kurzweil^[21].
• Raymond Kurzweil received the Grace Murray Hopper Award^[22].
• Raymond Kurzweil received the Lemelson–MIT Prize^[23].
• Raymond Kurzweil received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation^[24].
• Raymond Kurzweil received the National Inventors Hall of Fame^[25].
• Raymond Kurzweil received the Dickson Prize in Science^[26].
• Raymond Kurzweil received the Dickson Prize^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1948-02-12^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 71fdb1af-cc64-4cfe-8b25-91dc296f382b^[31]

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Origins and Family

Born in Queens^[2], Raymond Kurzweil… he was born on February 12, 1948^[3].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[19], a university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1861^[34], headquartered in Cambridge^[35] and Martin Van Buren High School^[20], a high school^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1955^[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include inventor^[4], computer scientist^[5], entrepreneur^[6], writer^[7], science fiction writer^[8], and scientist^[12]. Fields of work include futures studies^[13], a field of study^[39]; computer programming^[14], an academic discipline^[40]; optical character recognition^[15], a software feature^[41]; speech synthesis^[16]; and speech recognition^[17], an academic discipline^[42]. Among Raymond Kurzweil's employers was Google^[18].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Raymond Kurzweil is predictions made by Ray Kurzweil^[21].

Recognition

Awards received include Grace Murray Hopper Award^[22], an award^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1971^[45]; Lemelson–MIT Prize^[23], a science award^[46]; National Medal of Technology and Innovation^[24], a science award^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1980^[49]; National Inventors Hall of Fame^[25], a hall of fame^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 1973^[52], headquartered in North Canton^[53]; Dickson Prize in Science^[26], a science award^[54], in United States^[55], founded in 1969^[56]; and Dickson Prize^[27], a science award^[57], in United States^[58], founded in 1970^[59].

Personal Life

A child of Raymond Kurzweil was Amy Kurzweil^[10]. His religion is recorded as atheism^[60].

Why It Matters

Raymond Kurzweil ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,352 views/month, #5,849 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[61] He is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[62]

Works attributed to him include The Singularity Is Near^[63], a written work^[64], founded in 2005^[65]; The Age of Spiritual Machines^[66], a written work^[67]; The Age of Intelligent Machines^[68], a written work^[69]; and How to Create a Mind^[70], a literary work^[71].

FAQs

Where was Raymond Kurzweil born?

Raymond Kurzweil was born in Queens^[2].

What did Raymond Kurzweil do for work?

Raymond Kurzweil worked as inventor^[4], computer scientist^[5], entrepreneur^[6], writer^[7], and science fiction writer^[8].

Where did Raymond Kurzweil go to school?

Raymond Kurzweil was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[19] and Martin Van Buren High School^[20].

What awards did Raymond Kurzweil receive?

Honors received include Grace Murray Hopper Award^[22], Lemelson–MIT Prize^[23], National Medal of Technology and Innovation^[24], and National Inventors Hall of Fame^[25].