Dean Kamen

Name: Dean Kamen

Born: April 5, 1951, Rockville Centre, New York, USA

Computer-related contributions

• American entrepreneur and inventor. Best known for inventing the Segway PT, an electric, self-balancing human transporter with a sophisticated, computer-controlled gyroscopic stabilization and control system.

Honors and awards

• Elected to the National Academy of Engineering (1997).
• Awarded the 5th Annual Heinz Award in Technology (1999).
• National Medal of Technology (2000).

Quotes

"I do not want to waste any time. And if you are not working on important things, you are wasting time."