Hi Boyd,

Wow, thanks, this is very interesting!

I hadn't heard of Dean Kamen, so I did some searching around on the 'net....

I found an extensive article about him from Wired magazine (I've linked to it below).... It's fascinating reading.

He seems to be like a modern-day Edison or Tesla. It's nice to know that someone like that exists!

His list of accomplishments, which I read in the article, is incredible.... I'm very impressed. And he's self-taught too! Nowadays, he has teams of engineers working for him on product development, like Edison did....

One of his current projects is the Stirling engine, which, according to the Wired article....

Kamen hopes it can be developed into an affordable, portable machine that will run a water purifier/power generator that could zap contaminated H20 with a UV laser to make it safe for drinking. "It can burn any fuel, and you can do all kinds of things with it," he says. "It might be very valuable in emerging economies, giving them access to electricity, even the Net."

This would be quite incredible too, but I don't think that's what the "secret" invention is....

This could be a reference to the "secret" invention....

Another project, to be unveiled in the next year, will necessitate building "the largest company in New Hampshire," Kamen says with characteristic bravura. He's shy about details, except to say it involves a consumer device unrelated to health care and will require $100 million in financing. Among the investors: Kleiner Perkins.

Unfortunately, that doesn't give away very much!

Given Kamen's past record (which you'll see is VERY impressive if you read the Wired article about him), I think his claims should definitely be taken seriously....

I know I'll be keeping a look out to see what this is about. :)

Thanks Boyd! :)

- Dien Rice




Dean Kamen, multimillionaire inventrepreneur.... (from Wired magazine)