home
sign in
my orders
my e-books
my trolley
my account
contact
keyword
isbn13
author
title
| can't find it |
Tell us the title, author
and / or ISBN number
*
Any other details such as author,
ISBN, title or genre. Please be specific
What is your email address?
*
Not a valid email address
| browse books |
Textbooks
technology
books
acoustics & sound
aeronautics & astronautics
agriculture
automation
cartography
construction
drafting & mechanical drawing
electricity
electronics
engineering
environmental engineering & technology
fiber optics
fire science
fisheries & aquaculture
food science
fracture mechanics
general
history
holography
hydraulics
imaging systems
industrial design
industrial health & safety
industrial technology
inventions
lasers
machinery
manufacturing
material science
mensuration
metallurgy
microwaves
military science
mining
nanotechnology
nuclear energy
operations research
optics
pest control
petroleum
power resources
quality control
radar
radio
reference
remote sensing
robotics
scanning systems
social aspects
superconductors & superconductivity
surveying
technical & manufacturing industries & trades
technical writing
telecommunications
television & video
textiles & polymers
books
>
technology
| book details |
The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
By (author)
Ray Kurzweil
| on special |
normal price: R 727.95
Price: R 654.95
| add to trolley |
processing...
| book description |
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Celebrated futurist Ray Kurzweil, hailed by Bill Gates as “the best person I know at predicting the future of artificial intelligence,†presents an “elaborate, smart, and persuasive†(The Boston Globe) view of the future course of human development. “Artfully envisions a breathtakingly better world.â€â€”Los Angeles Times “Startling in scope and bravado.â€â€”Janet Maslin, The New York Times “An important book.â€â€”The Philadelphia Inquirer At the onset of the twenty-first century, humanity stands on the verge of the most transforming and thrilling period in its history. It will be an era in which the very nature of what it 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.  While the social and philosophical ramifications of these changes will be profound, and the threats they pose considerable, The Singularity Is Near presents a radical and optimistic view of the coming age that is both a dramatic culmination of centuries of technological ingenuity and a genuinely inspiring vision of our ultimate destiny.
| product details |
Normally shipped |
Available from overseas. Usually dispatched in 14 days
Publisher |
Penguin Putnam Inc
Published date |
26 Sep 2006
Language |
Format |
Paperback / softback
Pages |
672
Dimensions |
232 x 152 x 36mm (L x W x H)
Weight |
624g
ISBN |
978-0-1430-3788-0
Readership Age |
BISAC |
science / philosophy & social aspects
| other options |
Normally shipped |
Usually dispatched in 3 to 6 weeks as supplier is out of stock
Readership Age |
Normal Price |
R 812.95
Price |
R 772.95
| on special |
| add to trolley |
processing...
| back |
| your trolley |
To view the items in your trolley please sign in.
| sign in |
| specials |
The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
Ray Kurzweil
Paperback / softback
672 pages
was: R 727.95
now: R 654.95
Available from overseas. Usually dispatched in 14 days
In his latest, thrilling foray into the future, a great inventor and futurist envisions an event--the ""singularity""--in which technological change becomes so rapid and so profound that human bodies and brains will merge with machines.
| more |
| add to trolley |
processing...
Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End
Atul Gawande
Paperback / softback
304 pages
was: R 355.95
now: R 319.95
Available from overseas. Dispatched in aprox 4-8 weeks as local supplier is out of stock
From the international bestselling author of Better, Complications and The Checklist Manifesto and Reith Lecturer 2014, a revolutionary and emotionally searing account of death, dying and medicine.
| more |
| add to trolley |
processing...
Fifteen Dogs
André Alexis
Paperback / softback
176 pages
was: R 280.95
now: R 252.95
Available from overseas. Dispatched in aprox 4-8 weeks as local supplier is out of stock
A pack of dogs are granted the power of human thought - but what will it do to them? A surprising and insightful look at the beauty and perils of consciousness.
| more |
| add to trolley |
processing...
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
Adam Grant
Paperback / softback
320 pages
was: R 275.95
now: R 247.95
Stock is usually dispatched in 6-12 days from date of order
| more |
| add to trolley |
processing...
Copyright 2024
|
terms and conditions