A talk with serial innovator Dean Kamen | MassDevice.com | MassDevice – Feature.
July 8, 2009 by Brian Johnson
Dean Kamen is rarely at a loss for words. In fact, the man is rarely at a loss for anything.
At a recent conference at Boston University, Kamen, 58, took up more than triple his allotted time for a keynote speech
But what else would you expect from the man who, in his spare time, decided to create a “Super Bowl of Science,” because he was tired of seeing pro athletes treated as kings while more and more American kids rejected science outright. Kamen’s pet project, “FIRST: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology,” once held in his Manchester mill building, is now held annually in a packed Georgia Dome; every winning team gets to visit the president of the United States.
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