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by Jane Mayer
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07/03/2000
Dean Kamen
A conversation with Dean Kamen
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An interview with inventor Dean Kamen, president and owner of Deka Research and Development, on his latest invention, the IBOT, a wheelchair that can move on two of its four wheels and put its seated occupant at eye level with standing adults.
Dean Kamen
Dean L. Kamen is an American entrepreneur and inventor. During his career Kamen has won numerous awards. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1997 for his biomedical devices and for making engineering more popular among high school students. In 2000, he was awarded the National Medal of Technology by US President Bill Clinton. In April 2002, Kamen was awarded the Lemelson-MIT Prize for inventors for his invention of the Segway and of an infusion pump for diabetics. In 2005 he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for his invention of the AutoSyringe. In 2006 Kamen was awarded the Global Humanitarian Action Award by the United Nations.
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Dean L. Kamen is an American entrepreneur and inventor. During his career Kamen has won numerous awards. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1997 for his biomedical devices and for making engineering more popular among high school students. In 2000, he was awarded the National Medal of Technology by US President Bill Clinton. In April 2002, Kamen was awarded the Lemelson-MIT Prize for inventors for his invention of the Segway and of an infusion pump for diabetics. In 2005 he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for his invention of the AutoSyringe. In 2006 Kamen was awarded the Global Humanitarian Action Award by the United Nations.
Source-Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Kamen
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