What is Dean Kamen?
{{Infobox person | name = Dean Kamen | image = Dean Kamen visits Team Whiteman 160426-F-TQ704-039 (cropped).jpg | image_size = | caption = Kamen at [[Whiteman Air Force Base]] on April 26, 2016 | alt = Man in flight suit sitting towards camera left but looking at the camera | birth_name = <!--if different--> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|04|05|mf=yes}}<ref name=mit>{{cite web|url=http://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/dean-kamen|title=Dean Kamen|publisher=[[Lemelson–MIT Prize]]|access-date=August 3, 2019}}</ref> | birth_place = [[Rockville Centre, New York]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.<ref name=mit /> | known for = Invention of the [[IBOT|iBot Wheelchair]], the [[Segway PT|Segway]] and founder of [[For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology|FIRST]]<br>[[North Dumpling Island]] | awards = [[Hoover Medal]] {{small|(1995)}}<br/> [[Heinz Award]] in Technology, the Economy and Employment {{small| (1999)}}<br/> [[National Medal of Technology and Innovation]] {{small|(2000)}}<br/> [[Lemelson–MIT Prize]] {{small|(2002)}}<br/> [[ASME Medal]] {{small|(2007)}}<br/> Lindbergh Award {{small|(2011)}}<br/> [[The Tech Awards|Global Humanitarian Award]] {{small|(2013)}} | nationality = American }} '''Dean Lawrence Kamen''' (born April 5, 1951) is an American engineer, inventor, and businessman. He is known for inventing the [[Segway PT|Segway]] and founding the non-profit organization [[FIRST]] with [[Woodie Flowers]]. ==Career== [[File:clinton-kamen.jpg|thumb|left|President [[Bill Clinton]] and Kamen in the [[White House]], Kamen riding the [[iBOT]] Mobility System]] ===Inventions=== Kamen is best known for inventing the product that eventually became known as the [[Segway PT]]. It is an electric, self-balancing vehicle. The device is balanced on two parallel wheels and is controlled by moving body weight. The machine had a lot of attention after parts of a book quoting [[Steve Jobs]]