"Henry Ford's World" Clip from Interview with Dean Kamen, 2008

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Artifact Overview

Inventor and entrepreneur Dean Kamen owns a private island in Long Island Sound. This self-proclaimed lord of North Dumpling Island has created a completely self-sufficient home powered by a combination of solar and wind technology. Dean Kamen has dedicated his life to improving humanity through technology and engineering. Inventing products since an early age, he has designed everything from medical devices to robots. Kamen is best known for his creation of the human transportation vehicle, the Segway.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Film clip

Date Made

03 December 2008

Creators

Collection Title

Collecting Innovation Today Oral History Project

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.60.1.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Dean Kamen.
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