Ok, so the segway didn't change the world, but I completely believe that Dean Kamen can, in fact, change the world. This plus the water purifier, plus the thou

Ok, so the segway didn't change the world, but I completely believe that Dean Kamen can, in fact, change the world. This plus the water purifier, plus the thousands of kids brought into robotics and science via the FIRST program... I kind of feel like he's a modern Edison, despite being a dropout from a second tier technical school. I guess someone forgot to tell him that pleasing your professor is more important than pursuing your dreams. What's important about this, too, is that we, as software folk, often forget that there are many, many different kinds of technical "start-ups," that have nothing to do with the web or personal computers. It's nice to be reminded that the technical world has room for small, lion-y robotics and biotechnology start-ups, as well.