Dean Kamen
Dean Kamen
Dean L. Kamenis an American entrepreneur and inventor...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth5 April 1951
CityRockville Centre, NY
CountryUnited States of America
kids technology curriculum
Kids are intimidated by the way science and technology is presented. It's made, frankly, quite boring and it becomes part of a curriculum that chases particularly women and minorities away.
celebrate free-society
In a free society, you get what you celebrate
thinking gdp healthcare
I think we have a society which is spending more and more of its money on healthcare as a percent of GDP as a percent of a lot of things. I think that's a measure of success.
running years worry
My biggest worry is I'm running out of time and energy. Thirty years ago I thought 10 years was a really long time.
might failing bigs
If you're going to fail, you might as well fail at the big ones.
acceptance thinking people
I think in our lifetime, that level of acceptance of "well, we couldn't do any better," won't be tolerated. We're going to start to see individual therapies customized for individual patients, and it's going to change the way people get healthcare.
real trying world
There is just so much stuff in the world that, to me, is devoid of any real substance, value, and content that I just try to make sure that I am working on things that matter.
mistake writing simple
People take the longest possible paths, digress to numerous dead ends, and make all kinds of mistakes. Then historians come along and write summaries of this messy, nonlinear process and make it appear like a simple, straight line.
educational thinking america
Americans thinking that America will continue to lead the world in innovation and quality of life without some quick and serious educational improvements are dangerously delusional.
turns indication ifs
If history is any indication, all truths will eventually turn out to be false.
technology want able
Everybody has to be able to participate in a future that they want to live for. That's what technology can do.
believe people projects
I don't work on a project unless I believe that it will dramatically improve life for a bunch of people.
inspiration heart letters
Inspiration comes from the heart. The letter ‘I’ is the heart of F”I”RST… (F Inspiration R S T).
sometimes crash
Sometimes we crash and burn. It's better to do it in private.