Kevin Warwick
British robotics and cybernetics researcher · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Born 1954 · age 72
Kevin Warwick is an English engineer and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at Coventry University. He is known for his studies on direct interfaces between computer systems and the human nervous system, and has also done research concerning robotics.
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2014“A person's brain and body do not have to be in the same place.”In their wordsOctober 2014talking about the use of neural implants in Kevin Warwick "Human Enhancement - The Way Ahead", ACM Ubiquity, October 2014.2011Ellison-Cliffe LectureAward2009Golden Eurydice AwardAward2008Mountbatten MedalAward2005“When comparing human memory and computer memory it is clear that the human version has two distinct disadvantages.”In their wordsin Hendricks, V: “500CC Computer Citations”, King’s College Publications, London,2005.“There can be no absolute reality, there can be no absolute truth.”In their wordsin Kevin Warwick "The Matrix - Our Future?", Chapter in "Philosophers Explore the Matrix", edited by C.Grau, Oxford University Press, 2005.2004“Shouldn’t I join the ranks of philosophers and merely make unsubstantiated claims about the wonders of human consciousness?”In their wordsin Hendricks, V: “Feisty Fragments for Philosophy”, King’s College Publications, London,2004.“I feel that we are all philosophers, and that those who describe themselves as a ‘philosopher’ simply do not have a day job to go to.”In their wordsin Hendricks, V: “Feisty Fragments for Philosophy”, King’s College Publications, London,2004.2002Kevin WarwickIn history, On this day (06/10), 24 years ago: The first direct electronic communication experiment between the nervous systems of two humans is carried out by Kevin Warwick in the United Kingdom.Story: Recap.at CC BY-SA22.6K Wikipedia readers in the past year2001Higginson LectureAward2000“I was born human. But this was an accident of fate - a condition merely of time and place. I believe it's something we have the power to change.”In their wordsFebruary 2000in Kevin Warwick "Cyborg 1.0", Wired, pp.145-151, February 2000.1954Born9 February 1954
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Born 1954 · age 72
