Who is Dean Kamen
Dean Lawrence Kamen (born April 5, 1951) is an American engineer, inventor, and businessman. He is known for his invention of the Segway and iBOT, as well as founding the non-profit organization FIRST with Woodie Flowers. Kamen holds over 1,000 patents.Early life and family
Kamen was born on Long Island, New York, to a Jewish family.
His father was Jack Kamen, an illustrator for Mad, Weird Science and other EC Comics publications. During his teenage years, Kamen was already being paid for his ideas; local bands and museums paid him to build light and sound systems. His annual earnings reached $60,000 before his high school graduation.He attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute, but in 1976 dropped out before graduating, after five years of private advanc...
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- Some broad themes brought me where I am today. At a very young age, my hobby became thinking and finding connections.
- The city needs a car like a fish needs a bicycle.
- I think an education is not only important, it is the most important thing you can do with your life.
- My biggest failure is I have too many to talk about.
- Everybody has to be able to participate in a future that they want to live for. That's what technology can do.
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Chelsiechung1: bjg and glaude jr. talk race and classin a conversation moderated by dean kamen, brookings institution senior fellow dr. cornel west and msnbc political analyst reverend al sharpton discuss the current state of race relations in americaCornerstone_sam: dean lawrence kamen, an american engineer, inventor and businessman, once said, "people don't buy inventions or technology, they buy innovations that solve problems". domicile in the body of christ is a plethora of creative and innovative
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Stackref: “every once in a while, a new technology, an old problem, and a big idea turn into an innovation.” — dean kamen while the segway didn’t change the world how mr. kamen had visualized it would, it was indeed a big idea.
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