Related Activities 1. Have students speculate on what Dean Kamen's newest invention really is based on the information provided in the article. Have students discuss some inventions that would be so revolutionary that they would change the lives of all people. Wheelchair that can climb stairs, a previous invention of Dean Kamen. The problem is, we don't have a clue as to what it is.
Rumors abound on the internet and in the technical news media.
According to the proposal, another investor, Credit Suisse First Boston, expects Kamen's invention to make more money in its first year than any start-up in history, predicting Kamen will be worth more in five years than Bill Gates. Jobs told Kamen the invention would be as significant as the PC, the proposal says. Bezos is quoted as saying that IT ''is a product so revolutionary, you'll have no problem selling it. And the invention will ''profoundly affect our environment and the way people live worldwide.