Dean Kamen to Visit WPI

P rolific and well-known inventor and entrepreneur Dean Kamen will present the first annual WPI University Lecture on Thursday, November 3, 2005 at 5:00 p.m. in Alden Memorial. The University Lecture brings to WPI speakers of national and international importance to enhance scholarly and scientific learning and to stimulate intellectual exchange within the university and the Worcester community.

As an inventor and physicist, Dean Kamen has dedicated his life to developing technologies that help people lead better lives. As an inventor, he holds more than 200 US and foreign patents. While still an undergraduate at WPI, he invented the first wearable infusion pump. His latest creation is the Segway™ Human Transporter. He is also the founder of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) to motivate the next generation to understand, use, and enjoy science and technology.

Dean Kamen has received numerous awards and accolades for his innovative inventions, including the National Medal of Technology in 2000 and the Lemelson-MIT Prize in 2002 for Invention and Innovation. He was inducted into The National Inventors Hall of Fame in May 2005.

This lecture is free and open to the public.

For more information, visit the University Lecture Series Web site.

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