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Dean Kamen: De emotie achter uitvindingen

Filmed Oct 2009 • Posted Apr 2010TEDMED 2009
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Soldaten die ledematen verloren op missie moeten een gevecht trotseren die de meesten onder ons zich niet kunnen voorstellen. Bij TEDMED heeft Dean Kamen het over de mensen en diepgaande verhalen die hem motiveerden in zijn werk, waarin hij die soldaten een deel van hun leven teruggeeft met een opmerkelijke armprothese die hij ontwierp.

Dean Kamen landed in the limelight with the Segway, but he has been innovating since high school, with more than 150 patents under his belt. Recent projects include portable energy and water purification for the developing world, and a prosthetic arm for maimed soldiers. Full bio »

Translated into Dutch by Gijs Molsbergen
Reviewed by Christel Foncke
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