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Re: Dean for Nobel Prize???

Yeah, I'll have to agree with Kevin on this one. Even though Dean is a great guy, He's not on par with any of the Nobel Peace Prize winners in my eyes. As was said before... Yes, he is training engineers for tomorrow. Yes, he is providing valuable work experience to thousands of students. And yes, introducing the public to the technical end of life is a very noble thing to do, but does that really deserve one of the most, if not the most prestigious award one can win?

If you think about his inventions, There is nothing really world-changing. The pocket sized medical equipment sure made things more convenient for hospitals, but in the long run... It still does what it did before. His Segway, while being one of the coolest techno-gadgets I've ever seen, is far from groundbreaking. When you really think about it... It is an electric scooter. I understand that it has a few key differences (Placement of the wheels, etc.)... But it boils down to being a two wheeled means of propulsion. Something we've had for hundreds of years.

And the last one that I'll address right now is the IBOT. No matter how much Dean insists it isn't a wheelchair, That is exactly what it is. Sure it makes it so all the folks that have to use them can feel more comfortable talking at the same height as everyone else, and the stare climbing is AMAZING, there is already an infrastructure for wheelchairs that don't do this. The IBOT, along with most of Dean's other creations, is definitely not a necessity.

All I'm saying is that while Dean's work is GREAT, It's not that great, at least not enough that it should get him a Peace Prize.


/Naysaying.
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