October, 26
He began his rowing career as a walk-on at Yale and eventually found a spot in the varsity boat. And better yet, he used that experience to help create one of the most interesting recent inventions – the Segway.
Could the design of the Segway – the computer-controlled two-wheeled transportation device that was so noteworthy when it was introduced in 2001 – been influenced by what happened in a Yale crew shell years before? For the rest of the article, click here.