about the Kurzweil Library
— on this page —
~ about the Kurzweil Library
~ about our library collections
~ how to reach us
~ support for readers
~ support for products
~ family of companies • current
~ family of companies • historic
~ philanthropy
~ for education
~ for public speaking
~ our mailing address
~ our team
~ privacy compliance
~ creative projects
~ welcome letter
about | the Kurzweil Library
our theme: accelerating intelligence
Kurzweil Library catalogs the quickening growth of tech, knowledge, and concepts shaping tomorrow.
Published by best-selling author, inventor, and futurist Ray Kurzweil — our library collection explores themes from his landmark non-fiction books: visit. The phrase accelerating intelligence is a two-part concept from his writings:
- the first definition is — steadily increasing our abilities, so we can craft our future.
- the second definition is — the clock of civilization is speeding-up.
Today, we’re able learn faster than ever before — and we have better, easier access to fundamentals + know-how. Swift changes are happening within society. Burgeoning opportunities for abundance promise to solve global problems — but we also have to manage more complex situations.
Kurzweil Library is a small-format digest — featuring hand-picked, specially curated stories + resources. We follow progress in the science + tech landscape.
This official website is also home to the permanent collection of writings and commentary by Ray Kurzweil. We also present his life-time of pioneering work in electronics + computer innovation.
about | our library collections
We collect note-worthy trends, breakthroughs, products, discoveries, resources, and projects affecting:
- the marketplace + innovation
- the government + defense
- the city of tomorrow
- the community of tomorrow
- the machines of tomorrow
- good future
- digital web + communication
- digital arts + entertainment
- digital lifestyle
- digital education
- tech-assisted medicine
- tech-assisted exploration
- tech-assisted manufacturing
- tech-assisted finance
- tech-assisted discovery science
- design in the material world
- design in the organic world
- keeping-up with: knowledge
- keeping-up with: society
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— how to reach us —
general mail:
- help for questions • [email protected]
- help for free e-newsletter subscription • [email protected]
requests for Ray Kurzweil:
- interview requests for Ray Kurzweil • [email protected]
- writing requests for Ray Kurzweil • [email protected]net
- public speaking requests for Ray Kurzweil • [email protected]
- permissions for writings + charts by Ray Kurzweil • [email protected]
— acknowledgements —
Our library is made with these good brands for digital content:
Adobe | home
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Firefox • by Mozilla | home
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Getty Images | home
tag line: Moving the world with images.
Google • by Alphabet | home
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Medium | home
tag line: Get smarter about what matters to you.
Office • by Microsoft | home
tag line: Your place to create, communicate, collaborate, and get great work done.
MailChimp | home
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RackSpace | home
tag line: Your trusted partner across cloud, applications, security, data, and infra-structure.
SpeechKit | home
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Vimeo | home
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WeTransfer | home
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WordPress • by Automattic | home
tag line: Unlock the power of the most flexible website builder.
tag line: We are passionate about making the web a better place.
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— Kurzweil family of companies • CURRENT —
support | for customers
Please see the following list for:
- questions about a legacy Kurzweil company
- help with a product from a legacy Kurzweil company
Kurzweil Music co. | pages
product — digital keyboards
Kurzweil Music | home
Kurzweil Music | support
Transcend Longevity co. • by Ray + Terry’s | pages
product — nutritional supplements + personal care
Transcend Longevity | home
Transcend Longevity | support
Kurzweil Education co. | pages
product — educational software for disabilities
Cambium Learning Group | home
Cambium Learning Group | support
Kurzweil Education | home
Kurzweil Education | support
Kurzweil and the National Federation of the Blind | pages
product — text-to-speech software for mobile smart-phone
mobile reader app | home
mobile reader app | support
National Federation of the Blind | home
— award winner —
winner: Golden Apple Award
presented: by Apple Vis
for: The best Apple tools for blind + low vision people.
— Kurzweil family of companies • HISTORIC —
Blio co.
- product: e-reader software + e-book library
- currently: in transition
Kurzweil Computer Technologies co.
- product: text-to-speech software
- currently: integrated into products at Nuance co.
Financial Accelerating Transactions from Kurzweil Adaptive Technologies co.
- product: financial investment software service
- currently: fund for select investors
Kurzweil Applied Intelligence co.
- product: speech-to-text software
- currently: integrated into products at Nuance co.
— Kurzweil philanthopy —
the Kurzweil Foundation org.
- purpose: philanthropy
- currently: awarding scholarships to people with blindness + low vision
for education | Singularity University
— about —
founded by:
Ray Kurzweil — co-founder + Chancellor • Singularity Univ.
Peter Diamandis MD — executive founder + Director • Singularity Univ.
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— mailing address —
Kurzweil Technologies co.
935 Great Plain Avenue
no. 111
Needham, MA 02492 • US
tele: 781.263.0000
team | the Kurzweil Library
Ray Kurzweil • publisher
Nanda Barker-Hook • communications
Sarah Black • library editor
John-Clark Levin • book research
Kamil Pelka • web tech
Ken Linde • web tech
bulletin | privacy
A memo on the European General Data Protection Regulation.
Dear readers,
Please be assured our e-newsletter and website comply with the data protection + privacy act from the European Union — called the General Data Protection Regulation.
The data we collect for your free e-newsletter subscription is: e-mail address. We never share your data — and we don’t sell our lists. We sometimes send readers notes about our projects, within our family of companies. We maintain high data-keeping standards plus confidentiality.
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And thank you for reading!
— library editor
on the web | pages
Wikipedia | the European Union
Wikipedia | the European Commission
Wikipedia | the General Data Protection Regulation
the European Commission | data protection
— creative projects —
project | Cyber Art — by Kurzweil
product: digital art created by smart software
product: poetry created by smart software
showcase: artwork + poems
project | Ramona the virtual girl — by Kurzweil
product: digital rock star
product: digital chat-bot
library: photos, songs, conversations
— film projects —
film title: the Singularity Is Near
deck: A true story about the future.
film-maker: by Ray Kurzweil
year:
film title: Transcendent Man
deck: A documentary on the life + ideas of Ray Kurzweil.
film-maker: by Ptolemaic Productions
year:
— notes —
SU = Singularity Univ.
US = United States
GDPR = the General Data Protection Regulation