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'''FIRST''' is a non-profit organization that encourages technological achievement by teenagers in both [[public schools]], [[private schools]] and [[homeschooling]].  Founded by the inventor and entrepreneur [[Dean Kamen]], it holds perhaps the largest engineering competition in the world.

'''FIRST''' is a non-profit organization that encourages technological achievement by teenagers in both [[public schools]], [[private schools]] and [[homeschooling]].  Founded by the inventor and entrepreneur [[Dean Kamen]], it holds perhaps the largest engineering competition in the world.

Dean Kamen describes his goal for FIRST as follows:

Dean Kamen describes his goal for FIRST as follows:<ref>http://www.usfirst.org/who/default.aspx?id=34&amp;LinkIdentifier=id</ref>

:"To transform our culture by creating a world where science and technology are celebrated and where young people dream of becoming science and technology heroes."

:"To transform our culture by creating a world where science and technology are celebrated and where young people dream of becoming science and technology heroes."

 

== See also ==

== See also ==

*[http://www.usfirst.org/ FIRST]

*[http://www.usfirst.org/ FIRST]