Reviews for Code Name Ginger: The Story Behind Segway and Dean Kamen's Quest to Invent a New World

The average rating for Code Name Ginger: The Story Behind Segway and Dean Kamen's Quest to Invent a New World based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-05-08 00:00:00 Thomas Vasquez Enjoyed this book about the invention of the Segway Human Transporter (the over-hyped technical balancing wonder now relegated to uber-geeks). The book details the inventor's significant prior achievements (e.g., portable dialysis machines, drug-infusion pumps) and the history and inspiration behind this invention - which he fully expected to change the world. On a personal note, Segways are amazing (you have to experience one to "get it"), but apparently the world isn't ready to look at them as urban auto / scooter replacements, keeping their sales numbers down and their prices up (about $5,000). The book is published by Harvard Business School - which makes sense as about 1/4th of the text would mostly interest students of business.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-04-04 00:00:00 Michael Wandel This book reminded me a lot of "The Soul of a New Machine". The 'origin' story of the Segway was completely unknown to me and for someone who has worked in a start up company, I could appreciate much of the politics, money raising, and design challenges. Although written in 2003-4, the events could easily have taken place yesterday.