awards
Kurzweil has been called the successor and “rightful heir to Thomas Edison”, and was also referred to by Forbes as “the ultimate thinking machine.”
Kurzweil has received these awards, among others:
First place in the 1965 International Science Fair for inventing the classical music synthesizing computer.
The 1978 Grace Murray Hopper Award from the Association for Computing Machinery. The award is given annually to one “outstanding young computer professional” and is accompanied by a ,000 prize. Ray Kurzweil won it for his invention of the Kurzweil Reading Machine.
The 1990 “Engineer of the Year” award from Design News.
The 1994 Dickson Prize in Science. One is awarded every year by Carnegie Mellon University to individuals who have “notably advanced the field of science.” Both a medal and a ,000 prize are presented to