Dean Kamen is an American inventor and entrepreneur born on April 5, 1951 in Long Island, NY. He is the CEO of the Deka technology company, which is best known for inventing the Segway scooter. Kamen has been credited with numerous inventions, including the first wearable insulin pump and the first portable dialysis machine. He has also been involved in numerous philanthropic endeavors, including founding FIRST, an organization that encourages young people to pursue careers in science and technology.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $500 million (2024)
About
CEO of the Deka Technology company that invented the Segway scooter.
Before Fame
He invented a wearable infusion pump, AutoSyringe, to pump nutrients into patients on the go while he was still an undergraduate at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Trivia
He held more than 400 patents, many of them in the medical field.
Family Life
His father Jack Kamen was a longtime Illustrator for EC Comics publications like Weird Science and Mad magazine.
Associated With
He joined pioneers like Jane Goodall as a recipient of the Benjamin Franklin Medal, which was awarded by the Franklin Institute, in 2011.