This extraordinary 1999 book by Raymond Kurzweil illustrates the exponential evolution of various technologies in the 21st century, as well as the speeding up of time as order increases. Ray Kurzweil explores a future where the processing power and capacity of the human brain will be inexpensive to purchase, conscious machines demand civil rights, and our ideas of self and spirituality evolve as we merge with technology and extend our lifespans.

The Age of Spiritual Machines: A Note to the Reader By Ray Kurzweil
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The Age of Spiritual Machines: Annotated Contents By Ray Kurzweil
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The Age of Spiritual Machines: Acknowledgments By Ray Kurzweil
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Prologue: An Inexorable Emergence By Ray Kurzweil
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Chapter One: The Law of Time and Chaos By Ray Kurzweil
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Chapter Six: Building New Brains. . . By Ray Kurzweil
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Chapter Nine: 2009 By Ray Kurzweil
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The Age of Spiritual Machines: Timeline By Ray Kurzweil
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The Age of Spiritual Machines: Glossary By Ray Kurzweil
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