| Celebrated Name: | Dean Kamen |
|---|---|
| Real Name/Full Name: | Dean Lawrence Kamen |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 73 years old |
| Birth Date: | 5 April 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Rockville Centre, New York, United States |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 1.72 m |
| Weight: | 70 kg |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Wife/Spouse (Name): | N/A |
| Children: | N/A |
| Dating/Girlfriend (Name): |
N/A |
| Profession: | American engineer, inventor, and businessman |
| Net Worth in 2024: | $540 million |
| Last Updated: | April 2024 |
Dean Kamen is an American, most successful businessman, inventor, and engineer. Kamen becomes popular after his Segway invention and also the first founder of Woodie Flowers.
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Early Life
Dean Kamen was born on April 5, 1951, in New York to a Jewish family. He has attended the Worcester Polytechnic Institute and decided to drop out before getting the graduation degree. His father ‘Jack Kamen’ is an illustrator for Mad and also for the EC Comics publication.
In 2011, Dean became the speaker of FIRST Kickoff, located at Southern Hemisphere University, along with William. He also has an Embraer Phenom 300 light jet aircraft along with three helicopters. In 2016, he also piloted the B-2 bomber in the world championship of FRC.
Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 5 April 1951, Dean Kamen is 73 years old as of today’s date 24th April 2024. His height is 1.72 m tall, and his weight is 70 kg.
Career
Kamen has started his career as an inventor who popularly known with different works such as human transporter with the computer, an electric, and Segway PT. One of the devices that he made can be easily controlled by the moving body and balanced with two different wheels of equal length. After the invention of the first drug infusion pump, Dean became a successful inventor and started his manufacturing company, which deals with the insulin pump.
Dean also worked in one of his projects, which includes the involvement of Stirling engines. The strings can generate up to ten coupled water from 7,340,879 patents of the United States. After working on the project, he has made the Stirling engine from the motive of two machines, which can be helpful to create power and Slingshot for the purification of water.
Kamen also worked with the SWAT team in accordance with the preparation of air devices, which can easily lift any of the human body in the air. He also claimed about his company that he, with his teammates, started the project and working on solar power inventions.
In 1989, Dean also the founder of FIRST, which has been made with the motive to attract more students so that they can build their interests in science, technology, and engineering.
Last year, the organization hosted two competitions in which were international takes place. First has made different programs for the students who are pursuing graduation in K-12. The students can participate according to their eligibility. For elementary school students, FLL JR. is made for older elementary school, FLL is made, and for higher school students, FTC is made. These programs vary from students according to their degree.
Awards & Achievement
Kamen has achieved several awards. He has received his first achievement as elected to the National Academy of Engineering. This achievement is given to provide different devices for medical students who have raised the craze of engineering for higher students. He also received the 5th Annual Heinz Award in different fields includes Economy, Technology, and Employment. In 2000, he got the medal for the technology form the president of U.S. ‘Clinton.’
After two years, Kamen received the MIT prize for the several inventions which he made for the Segway and for the infusion pump for diabetics. In 2015, Kamen received a ‘Doctor of Engineering and Technology’ degree and also honored with the degree from Universite de Sherbrooke.
Net Worth & Salary of Dean Kamen in 2024
Dean Kamen is an American entrepreneur and inventor who have made his net worth of $540 million as of April 2024. His invention of Segway PT has made a great opportunity for him to work with different inventors and show his capability in front of them. He also earned from his invention of the water purification system.
Kamen is a great inventor with different inventions. He always focuses on his work rather than enjoying life. After the invention of Segway, he has earned a great name and keeps working on it for the new inventions. Now, he has become one of the personalities who have a net worth of more than $540 million.