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I talked about Dr. Mark Dean in my response to Scientists with Insp
stories.
Here is a little story on Dr. Dean.
I just received this article, published January 2004 about Dr. Mark
Dean, Vice President and IBM Fellow Systems Research
http://www.blackengineer.com/artman/publish/article_195.shtml
"See, Dr. Mark Dean is a Ph.D. from Stanford University. He is in the
National Hall of Inventors. He has more than 30 patents pending. He is a
vice president with IBM. Oh, yeah. And he is also the architect of the
modern-day personal computer. Dr. Dean holds three of the original nine
patents on the computer that all PCs are based upon. And, Dr. Mark Dean
is an African American."
And later in the article: "More important, stories like Dr. Mark Dean's
should serve as inspiration for African-American children. Already
victims of the "Digital Divide" and failing school systems, young, Black
kids might embrace technology with more enthusiasm if they knew someone
like Dr. Dean was already leading the way."
If you want to learn more about Dr. Dean, here is the IBM biosketch
http://www.research.ibm.com/people/d/deanm/
Black History Month is coming up!
Mano Talaiver
Science Museum of Virginia
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Creativity and Invention
Dr. Mark Dean of IBM
Dean Kamen Segway
Dr. Seymour Papert (Logo programming)
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I am looking for scientists (current or past, but not your "standard"
ones like Einstein, Edison, etc.) with inspirational stories to tie in
with the following themes:
Creativity and Invention
Space Science
Earth Science
Health Science
Sound and Light
Energy (broader area)
Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks!
Becky Fox Matthews
Educator/Special Projects
Adventure Science Center
800 Ft. Negley Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37203
615-401-5073
<http://www.adventuresci.com> www.adventuresci.com
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