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James Dyson
British inventor and businessman
United Kingdom · b. 1947
Technology
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Born in Norfolk, Sir James Dyson, 74, studied at the Royal College of Art. He spent four years developing the cyclonic vacuum cleaner and went on to set up his company in 1992. Dyson products, now available in 82 countries, span household vacuums, purifier fans and heaters, lighting, hand dryers and haircare. This year he published his autobiography, Invention: a Life. He is married with three children and lives in Wiltshire.
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Changing the way young engineers are educated through the Dyson Institute, and fostering creativity and innovation through our foundation.
Very recently, when a graduate at the Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology gave the most brilliant speech on behalf of the students at our first graduation.
I had no idea whatsoever, and nor did anyone else. I thought I’d go to art school and see whether I liked it – and of course I did, and stayed.
An overwhelming sensation of caring and passion.
David Hockney, because he’s so experimental and creative. He continually reinvents himself in a really delightful way.
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