Kemper had great access to the secret project that once attracted waves of speculation. At the center of his account is the stubborn Kamen, the inventor of such medical devices as the heart stent. Kamen is portrayed as an obsessed genius who treats his girlfriend “more like a personal assistant than a lover,” and battles to keep investors from controlling his prize. Too often, though, Kemper’s access yields mind-numbing details about the engineers’ struggle to meet deadlines.
