Indeed. However, a number of researchers have had arguably more impact that he did on NN research (such as LeCun), and these people are completely unheard of ou

Indeed. However, a number of researchers have had arguably more impact that he did on NN research (such as LeCun), and these people are completely unheard of outside of the NN community. I can't imagine Kurzweil becoming the media star that he is without his singularity books.