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The Singularity Is Near

non-fiction work by Raymond Kurzweil
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The Singularity Is Near

Summary

The Singularity Is Near is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (370 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Singularity Is Near authored Raymond Kurzweil[3].
  • The Singularity Is Near's instance of is recorded as written work[4].
  • The Singularity Is Near's genre is recorded as non-fiction[5].
  • The Singularity Is Near's genre is recorded as essay[6].
  • The Singularity Is Near's follows is recorded as The Age of Spiritual Machines[7].
  • The Singularity Is Near's followed by is recorded as How to Create a Mind[8].
  • The Singularity Is Near's OCLC number is recorded as 260115826[9].
  • The Singularity Is Near's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The Singularity Is Near's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • +2005-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Singularity Is Near[12].
  • The Singularity Is Near's publication date is recorded as +1997-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • The Singularity Is Near's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/039sqd[14].
  • The Singularity Is Near's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1958850W[15].
  • The Singularity Is Near's has edition or translation is recorded as The Singularity Is Near[16].
  • The Singularity Is Near's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138649373[17].
  • The Singularity Is Near's main subject is recorded as science[18].
  • The Singularity Is Near's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 8365[19].
  • The Singularity Is Near's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Singularity Is Near'}[20].
  • The Singularity Is Near's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'I am not sure when I first became aware of the Singularity.'}[21].
  • The Singularity Is Near's OCLC work ID is recorded as 793277018[22].
  • The Singularity Is Near's Penguin Random House work ID is recorded as 291221[23].

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Designation and Status

The Singularity Is Near's instance of is recorded as written work[4].

History and Context

+2005-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Singularity Is Near[12].

Why It Matters

The Singularity Is Near ranks in the top 3% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (370 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

Raymond Kurzweil science United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . books.google.com. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . books.google.com. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . books.google.com. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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