The Age of Spiritual Machines

Mr. Kurzweil talked about his book, The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence, published by Viking Press. The book explains that in about 20 years computers will exceed the human brain in computational power.

Report Video Issue

People in this video

Books

  • The Age of Spiritual Machines
    Ray Kurzweil
    Buy

  • Your purchase helps support C-SPAN

    Click here to learn how

    C-SPAN.org offers links to books featured on the C-SPAN networks to make it simpler for viewers to purchase them. C-SPAN has agreements with retailers that share a small percentage of your purchase price with our network. For example, as an Amazon Associate, C-SPAN earns money from your qualifying purchases. However, C-SPAN only receives this revenue if your book purchase is made using the links on this page.

    Any revenue realized from this program goes into a general account to help fund C-SPAN operations.

    Please note that questions regarding fulfillment, customer service, privacy policies, or issues relating to your book orders should be directed to the Webmaster or administrator of the specific bookseller's site and are their sole responsibility.

Hosting Organization

Series

More information about

The Age of Spiritual Machines

393 Views
Program ID:
118970-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Speech
Location:
San Jose, California, United States
First Aired:
Feb 20, 1999 | 1:35pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Jul 15, 2000 | 2:03pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

  • Feb 20, 1999 | 1:35pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Feb 21, 1999 | 3:48am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Feb 22, 1999 | 1:00am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Jul 04, 1999 | 10:05pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jul 15, 2000 | 2:03pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Purchase a Download

The Age of Spiritual Machines

  • MP3 audio - Standard
    Price:
    $0.99
    Request Download