James Dyson
James Dyson
Sir James Dyson OM CBE FRS FREngis 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 2013, his net worth in 2013 was £3 billion...
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth2 May 1947
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Far too few designers put any thought into usability, ending up with a great product that's completely inaccessible.
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Life is a mountain of solvable problems and I enjoy that.
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After the idea, there is plenty of time to learn the technology
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I've fought court battles over my inventions before.
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Stumbling upon the next great invention in an 'ah-ha!' moment is a myth.
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If you want to do something different, you’re going to come up against a lot of naysayers.
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