Book · 1968 · Science and civilization
The Prometheus Project
Why people recommend it
The Prometheus Project by Gerald Feinberg is an early futurist work written by a Princeton physicist that explores concepts of nanotechnology, life extension, and artificial general intelligence. Dr. Ben Goertzel mentioned the book on the Lex Fridman Podcast in June 2020, discussing it alongside other works from his youth that shaped early singularitarian ideas. Goertzel also brought up the book on The Joe Rogan Experience in December 2018, explaining that he read the title in 1971 or 1972 when he was a young child, using it to explore early technological and future predictions.
Who recommended it
- Ben Goertzel Discussed
Ben Goertzel — 2 mentions
Discussed
“then of course that's another book from back then which was by fine bomb Gerald fbom who was a who was a physicist at at at Princeton and that was the Prometheus project”
Discussed
“and you know in 1971 or two when i was a little kid i read a book called the the prometheus project by a princeton physicist called jaron gerald feinberg”