On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 8:19 PM, Rceeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.esquire.com/features/dean-kamen-1208
On the genius and what he is up to these days.
Interesting article. Thanks for the link.
I wonder why Kamen thinks the UN, assorted charities, etc, would be
interested in funding the prototype-to-production effort (even if it is a
successful prototype)? Clearly: 1) The effort is likely expensive and
potentially risky, or else Kamen would just do it himself (or already have
done it). 2) Charities generally aren't in the business of funding
technological development - especially not the expensive/risky kind. He
wants charities to pay him to develop a product he can then sell to them?
That might be justifiable in the long-term view, but I doubt many would go
for it, given more pressing demands for that same money.
If Kamen can't figure out how to make production feasible but he really
wants to help the world with those technologies, perhaps he should go the
open-source route: publish the details of the technology and let other
innovators try to take it the next step.
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