Isbn: 9780385605229 - code name ginger (2 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 317 pages. cover wornDean Kamen is a secretive millionaire inventor who has been described as a cr oss between Thomas Edison and Willy Wonka. In February 1999 he invited Steve Kem per to write the inside book about the development of a secret new invention he codenamed Ginger. It was the accidental leak of Kemper's book proposal in which Steve Jobs of Apple was quoted as calling 'IT' the biggest invention since the P C, that sparked off frenzied internet and media hype. hen in December 2001 this mystery invention was unveiled, far from being a science fiction fantasy, a pers onal flying pack or antigravity device, it was revealed to be a self-balancing, battery powered personal transporter called Segway. It was dismissed by many as 'just an electric scooter', and there was a terrible sense of anticlimax. But th e jury is still out: the device is being tested by early adopters like the US Po stal Service and various police forces, and the consumer launch is not yet annou nced. There are still many important people who believe that the Segway will cha nge the way we live.…