Dean Kamen Won't Be Satisfied Until He Reinvents Us All- Popsci Article

[likzuz]

Here is a neat little article I found on Dean Kamen that extensively mentions FIRST.

http://www.popsci.com/scitech/articl.../army-one-mind

Woah. That's a really powerful article. Good find!

[JaneYoung]

That is an excellent article. Just excellent.

I paid attention, I winced, I was awed anew by Dean Kamen's unswerving belief in the students that join FIRST and what their futures are capable of holding. I didn't know he has dealt with ADHD/dyslexia or that his idea of a vacation is taking time away from one project to focus on another and how sharply Dean feels that time is finite and therefore, precious. It was as close to listening to him speak/talk as any article I have ever read about him.

Thank you for posting the link.
Jane

[Molten]

A great article. Really show how dedicated Kamen is.

Lately though, it seems that whenever I see him on video, he is rather exhausted. It seems that he has been working on the reserves for too long. It would probably be a good thing if he actually found time for a good vacation some time.

I don't know him personally, so I could be way off on that. It just seems that he is getting more and more serious and perhaps a bit depressed.

[Ian Curtis]

Originally Posted by Molten

A great article. Really show how dedicated Kamen is.

Lately though, it seems that whenever I see him on video, he is rather exhausted. It seems that he has been working on the reserves for too long. It would probably be a good thing if he actually found time for a good vacation some time.

I don't know him personally, so I could be way off on that. It just seems that he is getting more and more serious and perhaps a bit depressed.

Read Codename: Ginger. It's about the development of the Segway, and a very engaging read. You also see a different side of Dean. I'm pretty sure he never stops working, and it seems from the book he expects others to do the same.

[EDIT] I just finished the article, and WOW! that was good. It shows very much the same Dean that Codename: Ginger did. Whatever Dean does, it obviously works. However, I see he's got a Tesla Roadster in his garage. I wonder how long it'll take for him to convince Elon Musk to start showing up at FIRST events. (don't know about Elon Musk? He's pretty much Dean's "intellectual heir." He was CEO of Paypal sold that, and was a very rich man. Instead of doing nothing, he started SpaceX (on their way to supplying cargo to the ISS), has invested a huge amount of money into Tesla Motors (building electric cars), and Solar City (the largest distributor of solar panels in California). He's the sitting CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Motors. I don't think he sleeps.)

[cpeister]

A very powerful article.

[likzuz]

Popular Science is filled with great articles, I'm glad I could share this with the Chief Delphi community.

Reading this article showed me just how dedicated Dean Kamen is, some of the things he has invented and the dedication and work he puts behind every project is crazy. It's this dedication and the fact he believes so much in us FIRSTers that makes me proud to be a member of a FIRST team.

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by likzuz

Reading this article showed me just how dedicated Dean Kamen is, some of the things he has invented and the dedication and work he puts behind every project is crazy. It's this dedication and the fact he believes so much in us FIRSTers that makes me proud to be a member of a FIRST team.

It must be very difficult and burdensome to be an extraordinary visionary and have such a deep desire to help humanity help itself by bettering itself as community through involvement, inspiration, education, and commitment. His life has made and is making a difference. That is no small thing.

The idea/thought of Dr. Flowers trying to get Dean Kamen back on track was just too fun for words.

[Akash Rastogi]

best line that I can relate to:

"after someone kicks sand in your face, you've got to keep on going."

[KarenH]

The "Together in Blue Jeans" picture at the top--

Scary!

Originally Posted by KarenH

The "Together in Blue Jeans" picture at the top--

Scary!

Gives me an idea for a team uniform next year. But I bet it's been done before... Ah well, who wouldn't like a team full of Dean clones?

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by CraigHickman

Gives me an idea for a team uniform next year. But I bet it's been done before... Ah well, who wouldn't like a team full of Dean clones?

It would be fun to have a Dean Kamen Day and have lots of teams participate, creating lots of photo opportunities for PR, promoting the 'army' idea. It would also be cool to turn the word, army, into an acronym in support of the idea of spreading FIRST's mission and goals.

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

It would be fun to have a Dean Kamen Day and have lots of teams participate, creating lots of photo opportunities for PR, promoting the 'army' idea. It would also be cool to turn the word, army, into an acronym in support of the idea of spreading FIRST's mission and goals.

As a member of the United States Army, I think the name army is already reserved.

How about Legion? It hasn't been used since the Romans, officially...

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by CraigHickman

As a member of the United States Army, I think the name army is already reserved.

How about Legion? It hasn't been used since the Romans, officially...

I wondered about that, thanks for the correction.

[Katie_UPS]

The part where Dean Kamen talks about time kinda scared me a little bit. I mean, I know just as much as the next kid that everyone (I'm sorry for this breif lapse of pessimism) will die, but, well, there was a little part of me that believed that Dean Kamen would live forever.