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Stanisław Lem

Polish science fiction author exploring philosophy, consciousness, and humanity's limits. Lem's works like Solaris examine alien communication impossibility and human understanding boundaries. His satirical futurological writings critique technology worship and …

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Jane Austen

English novelist whose works of romantic fiction set among landed gentry critique social conventions through irony and wit. Austen's novels combine sharp social observation with psychological depth, focusing on women's …

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Harper Lee

American novelist whose only published novel during her lifetime became instant classic. Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird addresses racial injustice in American South through child's perspective, combining innocence with moral …

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George Orwell

British author whose works on totalitarianism remain urgently relevant. Orwell's experiences fighting in Spanish Civil War and observing poverty shaped his democratic socialism and anti-totalitarian stance. 1984 and Animal Farm …

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J.R.R. Tolkien

British author and Oxford professor who created Middle-earth, transforming fantasy literature. Tolkien's expertise in medieval languages and mythology informed his rich world-building. The Lord of the Rings became foundational to …

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Andrej Karpathy

Slovak-Canadian AI researcher known for computer vision and educational AI content. Karpathy's work at Tesla on Autopilot and at OpenAI on multimodal AI advanced practical applications. His teaching philosophy making …

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Demis Hassabis

British neuroscientist and AI researcher who co-founded DeepMind, advancing AI through games and protein folding. Hassabis's background in chess, gaming, and neuroscience informs DeepMind's approach. AlphaGo's defeat of human champions …

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Sam Altman

American entrepreneur and investor who leads OpenAI in developing artificial general intelligence. Altman's leadership during ChatGPT's release brought AI to mainstream awareness. His writings on technology, startups, and universal basic …

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Elon Musk

South African-American entrepreneur driving electric vehicles, space exploration, and neural interfaces. Musk's companies Tesla, SpaceX, and Neuralink pursue ambitious technological goals. His public persona combines visionary goals with controversial statements. …

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Eliezer Yudkowsky

American AI researcher and writer who founded rationalist community and works on AI alignment. Yudkowsky's writings on cognitive biases, rationality, and AI safety influenced effective altruism movement. His fiction exploring …

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Nick Bostrom

Swedish philosopher known for work on existential risk, simulation hypothesis, and AI safety. Bostrom's Superintelligence analyzes risks from advanced AI development. His anthropic reasoning and analysis of human enhancement explore …

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Ray Kurzweil

American inventor and futurist known for predictions about technological singularity and AI. Kurzweil's books on exponential technological growth and human enhancement propose radical future transformations. His work at Google on …

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Kevin Kelly

American editor and futurist who co-founded Wired magazine and explores technology's trajectory. Kelly's What Technology Wants proposes technology as evolutionary force. His concepts of the "technium" and inevitable technological trends …

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Stewart Brand

American editor and futurist who created Whole Earth Catalog, bridging counterculture and technology. Brand's "We are as gods and might as well get good at it" encapsulates techno-optimism. His Long …

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Buckminster Fuller

American architect and futurist who explored comprehensive design solutions to global problems. Fuller's geodesic domes, Dymaxion designs, and "Spaceship Earth" concept demonstrated systems thinking. His philosophy of "doing more with …

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Marshall McLuhan

Canadian philosopher and media theorist who analyzed technology's effects on human consciousness and culture. McLuhan's concepts "the medium is the message" and "global village" predicted digital age phenomena. His probing, …

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Alan Turing

British mathematician and computer scientist who founded theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence. Turing's work on computability, the Turing Test, and code-breaking at Bletchley Park changed history. His tragic death …

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Douglas Engelbart

American engineer who pioneered human-computer interaction through the mouse, hypertext, and collaborative tools. Engelbart's "Mother of All Demos" in 1968 previewed modern computing. His vision of computers augmenting human intellect …

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Linus Torvalds

Finnish-American programmer who created Linux kernel, powering much of modern computing infrastructure. Torvalds's pragmatic approach to open-source development contrasts with Stallman's ideological purity. His direct communication style and Git version …

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Richard Stallman

American programmer and free software activist who founded the GNU Project and Free Software Foundation. Stallman's GNU General Public License established copyleft principles. His advocacy for software freedom and ethical …

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Tim Berners-Lee

British computer scientist who invented the World Wide Web, fundamentally changing human communication. Berners-Lee's decision to make the web open and royalty-free enabled its universal adoption. His advocacy for web …

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John Carmack

American programmer and game developer who pioneered 3D graphics technology through id Software. Carmack's engines for Doom and Quake revolutionized first-person shooters and game technology. His open-source releases of game …

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Gabe Newell

American video game developer and entrepreneur who co-founded Valve Corporation. Newell's leadership created Half-Life, Portal, and Steam platform, transforming PC gaming. His flat organizational structure and emphasis on employee autonomy …

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Shigeru Miyamoto

Japanese video game designer who created Mario, Zelda, and Donkey Kong franchises. Miyamoto's design philosophy emphasizes gameplay over technology and player discovery. His childhood exploration of caves and forests inspired …

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