Dean Kamen is in my Book
 

I was sitting there in my Intro to Business class when i saw a familiar face in the text. There was a certain section called Focus on Entrepreneurs: Dean Kamen -- DEKA Research & Development Corporation. (ill give you some excerps for all interested)

1986 set up a hands on science musuem
then set up U.S. FIRST
in school years he read about his favorite scientific greats (archimedes, galileo, newton, and einstein)(hmmm, i wonder:) )
after highschool he invented systems for audiovisual shows
then invented an automated device to give doses of medicine intravenously (i actually just had one of those in my knee, i have ACL surgery :( )
at age 31 a multimillionare
then he branched out on helcopter design and climate control systems
at DEKA he designed small kidney dialysis machines
it also says he is working on a secret project that involves hot air engines like those in 1816

"I'm asking all of you to help us make the next hero a scientist or a technologist---real heros."

book copyright 1997

just thought you guys would like that :p

Re: Dean Kamen is in my Book
 

Wow, I feel like a part of History

Yea, so do I.

I don't.

Did anyone see the two page IBM ad in the november issue of Scientific American? It has Dean sitting in the middle of his shop using a laptop computer on pages 2 & 3. I'm hoping to find a clue to next years game laying around his shop. Looks like maybe it's only a lot of Segway stuff.

He Was In Tech. Review Mag. (see thread)
 

Yea, i'm tellin ya this guy keeps getting cooler and cooler! I also like how he has gone from Inventor to Entrepenuer and Technological genius!