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Dean Kamen blends invention with bold island stunts
Dean Kamen, 49, lives on North Dumpling Island off Connecticut where he declared independence, minted a local currency, and astronauts-like projects mingle with a windmill plan met with mainland resistance. He invented the first portable insulin pump and a stair-climbing wheelchair and runs FIRST to spark student interest in science while balancing a life of work and play in a hexagon mansion in Bedford New Hampshire with two helicopters.
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Harry R. Weber
Associated Press
EW York
Dean Kamen
Kamen
North Dumpling Island
Connecticut
New Hampshire
North Dumpling
Bedford
N.H
Dean
Woodie Flowers
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Raymond Price
Richard Nixon
FIRST
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology
New York