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Whatever the marketplace, if talented people are given resources, they're going to keep driving us to having better, simpler, cheaper solutions to problems.

~Dean Kamen

Topics: Better Cheaper Driving Given Going Having Keep Marketplace People Problems Resources Simpler Solutions Talented Talented People Us Whatever

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I don't want to think about how many people have thought or still think that I'm crazy.

~Dean Kamen

Topics: About Crazy How How Many People Many People Still Think Thought Want

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I started realizing that I wasn't so dumb; rather, most people simply didn't know the answers to the questions that I was interested in-or they didn't care.

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A patent, or invention, is any assemblage of technologies or ideas that you can put together that nobody put together that way before. That's how the patent office defines it. That's an invention.

~Dean Kamen

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Sporting competitions seem to be what we obsess over, frankly. So if we can put engineering, science, technology into a format of healthy, fun competition, we can attract all sorts of kids that might not see the kind of activity we do as accessible or rewarding.

~Dean Kamen

Topics: Accessible Activity Attract Competition Competitions Engineering Format Frankly Fun Healthy Kids Kind Might Obsess Over Put Rewarding Science See Seem Sort Technology

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I don't work on a project unless I believe that it will dramatically improve life for a bunch of people.

~Dean Kamen

Topics: Believe Bunch Dramatically Improve Life People Project Unless Will Work I Believe I Believe That

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More than ever, the world needs good engineers. However, the pool of talent is shrinking not growing.

~Dean Kamen

Topics: Engineers Ever Good Growing However More Needs Pool Shrinking Talent Than World

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When I'm told absolutely no, it's a definite maybe.

~Dean Kamen

Topics: Absolutely Definite Maybe

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I think an education is not only important, it is the most important thing you can do with your life.

~Dean Kamen

Topics: Education Important Important Thing Life Most Most Important Thing Only The Most Important Thing Think You Your I Think

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Some broad themes brought me where I am today. At a very young age, my hobby became thinking and finding connections.

~Dean Kamen

Topics: Age Am Became Broad Brought Connections Finding Hobby Me Some Themes Thinking Today Very Where Young Young Age I Am

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Inventor

Born: April 5th, 1951

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