Inventors born on February 12

Take a focused look at the inventors born on February 12. Dive into curated bios, achievements, and cultural milestones verified by our editors.

• 1948 Ray Kurzweil

  Ray Kurzweil is an American inventor, entrepreneur, author, and futurist known for his pioneering work in fields such as optical character recognition (OCR), text-to-speech synthesis, speech recognition technology, and his predictions about artificial intelligence and the technological singularity. [bio]