In my opinion, Ray Kurzweil is a futurist full of confidence that technology will save us and the planet. And I want to live in Ray Kurzweil's vision of the future with its promise of immortality and computers smarter than human beings. Hmm.. just like Battleship Galattica?
Ray Kurzweil is also an inventor, prize-winning author, and nanotechnology advocate. Matter of fact I had the pleasure of attending the very first nanotechnology business alliance conference in NYC years ago, where Ray Kurzweil was a key speaker and guest of honor. If you ever get a chance do take out one of his books from your local library.
Photocredit: Inventor Raymond Kurzweil attends a screening and panel discussion of Transcendent Man - a new documentary about inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil - Getty Images/Andrew H. Walker
Mr. Kurzweil would be very interested in meeting my husband Rod Nelson. Rod was the first to patent and use a laser beam to lay a reference line when laying pipeline. He then went on to invent a robot miner that retrieved 90% of a seam of coal without disturbing the earth above it or the water table. For the last few years he has been working on the prototype for his patented internal combustion engine, it is simple in design, not a hybrid, almost zero emissions, can use any fuel, including the biofuels and promises to give 100 mpg’s in a full size SUV, which we will prove when competiting in the Progressive Insurance Automotive XPrize next year. This can be sized for use in any vehicle, on or off the road as well as electrical generation. Yes, as always inventors will save us, Rod believes simple is better, saving costs and harmless to the environment.
Having read science fiction since it started as Fantasy some 60-70 years ago, I have enjoyed few people as much as Mr. Kurzweil.
Heis a visionary, and his contemplations must be taken seriously.
His current field of nanotechnology offers such great promise and peril that people who care about the species will take heed of warnings, and endeavor to prevent the kinds of hazardous research that could endanger the human race.
“Mad scientists” need not apply.
Pegi, if your husband is interested, I would like to speak with him about his internal combustion engine.
I appreciate Mr. Kurzweils developments and futuristic thinking but I have been keeping an eye on nanosilver as an antibacterial and it is starting to show up in our waters because of its widespread use. It washes out of most products according to a Swiss lab and nano might be considered a no-no for the environment. We should be very cautious about things we can’s see, touch or feel. There are better alternatives for fabric such as natural silver thread which does not wash out.
Mr Weaver, just found your comment after a year, sorry and we may be reached at pegisist@earthlink.net. rod is always interested in talking to anyone about the engine.
I submitted a Provisional Patent Application for a Protocol/ Regimen for Reversing Parkinson’s on March 31s, 2011. I believe that the same or similar Protocol will work for Alzheimers also. A similar one can be tailored to reverse Multiple Sclerosis.
Is anybody interested?
Such an invention would certainly boost the economy.
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