Sir James Dyson, CBE, FREng is a British inventor, industrial designer and founder of the Dyson company. He is best known as the inventor of the Dual Cyclone bagless vacuum cleaner, which works on the principle of cyclonic separation. According to the Sunday Times Rich List ...
Royal College of Art (1966–1970), Byam Shaw School of Art (1965–1966), Gresham's School (1956–1965)
Nationality
United Kingdom
Spouse
Deirdre Hindmarsh (m. 1968)
Children
Jake Dyson, Emily Dyson, Sam Dyson
Parents
Alec Dyson, Mary Bolton Dyson
Siblings
Tom Dyson
Nicknames
Sir James Dyson
Star Sign
Taurus
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[on choosing to hire inexperienced engineers] I prefer to get people who are - and this is a horrid thing to say- unsullied. I want people to think they're pioneering something. I want us all to be fresh, know nothing and be willing to experiment on something new. I'm very keen on wrong thinking.
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I hated fantasy as a child and I still hate it. And I don't like science fiction. I think it's a sort of science substitute. It's a pity because science really is so interesting.
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Fact
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Inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner.
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Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England [January 2009]
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Founder and Chairman of Dyson Ltd. Company.
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He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1998 Queen's New Years Honours List before being awarded Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2007 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Business.
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British inventor, entrepreneur and business owner.
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Title
Year
Status
Character
CBS This Morning
2016
TV Series
Himself
Charlie Rose
2014
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Today
2008-2013
TV Series
Himself - Guest / Himself
The Genius of Invention
2013
TV Mini-Series
Himself
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2010
TV Series
Himself
Genius of Britain: The Scientists Who Changed the World