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Dean Kamen

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Dean Kamen · Technology & Engineering

What

Invented the Segway personal transporter and the first wearable insulin pump.

When

April 5, 1951, Rockville Centre, New York, United States

Where

Rockville Centre, New York, United States

Biography

Dean Kamen is recognized among Jewish contributors to Technology & Engineering — Invented the Segway personal transporter and the first wearable insulin pump.

How & why

Dean Kamen is an American engineer and prolific inventor, born to a Jewish family in Rockville Centre, New York. His inventions include the first wearable insulin pump, the AutoSyringe, the iBOT stair-climbing wheelchair, and the Segway personal transporter, and he founded the FIRST robotics competition to inspire young people in science. His medical devices in particular have improved and extended countless lives.

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Invented the Segway personal transporter and the first wearable insulin pump.

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Source: Wikipedia