Segway inventor to speak at Case

If you haven't seen those cool powered people-mover thingies that you steer down the sidewalk by leaning on a handle, you should make a point of checking them out sometime in downtown Cleveland. A report here.

Anyway, the guy who invented them--and lots of other extraordinary things--is speaking at Case next Friday, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Strosacker Auditorium, Case Quad (map here).

A quick lowdown: Dean Kamen, an inventor and physicist, Dean has dedicated his life to developing technologies that help people lead better lives. His world-renowned inventions include: Segway, INDEPENDENCE iBOT, and the Baxter HomeChoice peritoneal dialysis machine.

Check out his research website here.






Come see how passion ignites inventiveness in science and technology!




Case Western Reserve University proudly
welcomes Dean Kamen to campus!


Friday, October 14, 2005, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Strosacker Auditorium
As In 1982, Dean founded DEKA Research & Development, a company that became the catalyst for innovation in science and technology. Also notable is one of Dean's proudest accomplishments, which is the founding of FIRST, an organization dedicated to motivating the next generation to engage in science and technology. Dean remains the driving force behind FIRST, recruiting titans of America to invest time and resources in this initiative while simultaneously inspiring students to pursue careers in these fields.

Dean has received numerous awards for his innovative inventions that have revolutionized healthcare technology including the National Medal of Technology and the Lemelson-MIT Prize.