Spare Parts

by

Joshua Davis

Dean Kamen Character Analysis

A young inventor who starts the annual FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) robotics competitions in order to get kids more interested in science and technology. Cristian, Oscar, Lorenzo, and Luis compete in the FIRST competition in 2005, in which students are meant to build a robot that plays basketball.

Dean Kamen Quotes in Spare Parts

The Spare Parts quotes below are all either spoken by Dean Kamen or refer to Dean Kamen. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Underdogs and Overcoming Odds Theme Icon
).
One Quotes

I've got to create something that doesn't compete with other science centers; it's got to compete with the World Series and the Super Bowl. I’ve got to find a way to make science and technology cool.

Related Characters: Dean Kamen (speaker), Oscar Vazquez, Cristian Arcega, Lorenzo Santillan, Luis Aranda, Fredi Lajvardi
Page Number: 64
Explanation and Analysis:
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Dean Kamen Quotes in Spare Parts

The Spare Parts quotes below are all either spoken by Dean Kamen or refer to Dean Kamen. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Underdogs and Overcoming Odds Theme Icon
).
One Quotes

I've got to create something that doesn't compete with other science centers; it's got to compete with the World Series and the Super Bowl. I’ve got to find a way to make science and technology cool.

Related Characters: Dean Kamen (speaker), Oscar Vazquez, Cristian Arcega, Lorenzo Santillan, Luis Aranda, Fredi Lajvardi
Page Number: 64
Explanation and Analysis: