''Dean of Invention'' was a television show starring

Dean Kamen Dean Lawrence Kamen (born April 5, 1951) is an American engineer, inventor, and businessman. He is known for his invention of the Segway and iBOT, as well as founding the non-profit organization FIRST with Woodie Flowers. Kamen holds over 1, ...

and

Joanne Colan Joanne Colan is the former VJ for MTV Europe and former anchor of the vlog Rocketboom. She is an actress, known for ''Know Your Logic'' (2012), ''Any Given Latitude'' (2005), and ''Themes from a Rosary'' (2012). She was on Discovery's show ''De ...

that premiered on

Planet Green Destination America is an American cable television channel owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks unit of Warner Bros. Discovery. The network carries programming focused on the culture of the United States—including food, lifestyles, an ...

on October 22, 2010.About Dean Of Invention: A New Show Dedicated To The World's Greatest Scientific Breakthroughs Of Today
Retrieved Jan 7, 2011. The two explored scientific breakthroughs around the world in a variety of fields including

aviation Aviation includes the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ''Aircraft'' includes fixed-wing and rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bodies, as well as lighter-than-air craft such as hot air ...

biotechnology Biotechnology is the integration of natural sciences and engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms, cells, parts thereof and molecular analogues for products and services. The term ''biotechnology'' was first used b ...

energy In physics, energy (from Ancient Greek: ἐνέργεια, ''enérgeia'', “activity”) is the quantitative property that is transferred to a body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of heat a ...

nanotechnology Nanotechnology, also shortened to nanotech, is the use of matter on an atomic, molecular, and supramolecular scale for industrial purposes. The earliest, widespread description of nanotechnology referred to the particular technological goal o ...

and

robotics Robotics is an interdisciplinary branch of computer science and engineering. Robotics involves design, construction, operation, and use of robots. The goal of robotics is to design machines that can help and assist humans. Robotics integrat ...

. The goal of the show was to promote engineering and technology as fun, accessible, and important. At commercial breaks, Dean Kamen made personal appeals for

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as a condition of his involvement with the show.

Episodes

Meet the Microbots

"Meet the Microbots" was an exploration of

and its applications to medicine.

Building the Bionic Body

"Building the Bionic Body" explored advances in

prosthetics In medicine, a prosthesis (plural: prostheses; from grc, πρόσθεσις, prósthesis, addition, application, attachment), or a prosthetic implant, is an artificial device that replaces a missing body part, which may be lost through trau ...

and their use, especially by the

US military The United States Armed Forces are the Military, military forces of the United States. The armed forces consists of six Military branch, service branches: the United States Army, Army, United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps, United States N ...

Wired Brain

"Wired Brain" investigated interfaces between the human

brain A brain is an organ that serves as the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals. It is located in the head, usually close to the sensory organs for senses such as vision. It is the most complex organ in a v ...

and computers to eliminate handicaps such as

muteness Muteness or mutism () is defined as an absence of speech while conserving or maintaining the ability to hear the speech of others. Mutism is typically understood as a person's inability to speak, and commonly observed by their family members, caregi ...

paralysis Paralysis (also known as plegia) is a loss of motor function in one or more muscles. Paralysis can also be accompanied by a loss of feeling (sensory loss) in the affected area if there is sensory damage. In the United States, roughly 1 in 50 ...

Robot Revolution

"Robot Revolution" discussed applications of robots to perform difficult or hazardous tasks in lieu of humans.

Gonzo for Guano

"Gonzo for Guano" investigated potential energy production from

excrement Feces ( or faeces), known colloquially and in slang as poo and poop, are the solid or semi-solid remains of food that was not digested in the small intestine, and has been broken down by bacteria in the large intestine. Feces contain a relat ...

Forward Motion

"Forward Motion" explored innovations in automobile technology including electric cars and

driverless car A self-driving car, also known as an autonomous car, driver-less car, or robotic car (robo-car), is a car that is capable of traveling without human input.Xie, S.; Hu, J.; Bhowmick, P.; Ding, Z.; Arvin, F.,Distributed Motion Planning for S ...

Future Flight

"Future Flight" followed the pursuit of

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s, including the Terrafugia Transition.

Re-Gen Revolution

"Re-Gen Revolution" discussed the possibilities of improving organ donation by creating them artificially.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dean Of Invention Destination America original programming 2010 American television series debuts