DEAN KAMEN
Name: Dean L. Kamen
Born: (April 5, 1951)
Died:
Dean L. Kamen (born April 5, 1951) is an American entrepreneur and inventor.
Born in Rockville Centre, New York, he attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute,
but dropped out before graduating. His father is Jack Kamen, an illustrator of
Weird Science and other EC Comics.
Kamen is probably most well-known to the public from the publicity surrounding
the product that eventually became known as the Segway HT, an electric, self-balancing
human transporter with a complex, computer-controlled gyroscopic stabilization
and control system that keeps the device balanced on two horizontally-placed
wheels and controlled by moving body weight. The machine's development was the
object of much speculation and hype after segments of a book quoting Steve Jobs
and other notable IT visionaries espousing its society-revolutionising potential
were leaked in January 2001.
Kamen has worked extensively on a project involving Stirling engine designs,
attempting to create a machine that would generate power while serving as a
water purification system. He hopes the project will help improve living
standards in developing countries.
Name: Dean L. Kamen
Born: (April 5, 1951)
Died:
Dean L. Kamen (born April 5, 1951) is an American entrepreneur and inventor.
Born in Rockville Centre, New York, he attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute,
but dropped out before graduating. His father is Jack Kamen, an illustrator of
Weird Science and other EC Comics.
Kamen is probably most well-known to the public from the publicity surrounding
the product that eventually became known as the Segway HT, an electric, self-balancing
human transporter with a complex, computer-controlled gyroscopic stabilization
and control system that keeps the device balanced on two horizontally-placed
wheels and controlled by moving body weight. The machine's development was the
object of much speculation and hype after segments of a book quoting Steve Jobs
and other notable IT visionaries espousing its society-revolutionising potential
were leaked in January 2001.
Kamen has worked extensively on a project involving Stirling engine designs,
attempting to create a machine that would generate power while serving as a
water purification system. He hopes the project will help improve living
standards in developing countries.