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
enjoy failure learn
Enjoy failure and learn from it. You can never learn from success.
mind made prototype
I made 5,127 prototypes of my vaccum before I got it right. There were 5,126 failures. But I learned from each one. That’s how I came up with a solution. So I don’t mind failure.
designer usability products
Far too few designers put any thought into usability, ending up with a great product that's completely inaccessible.
computer pencils
The computer dictates how you do something, whereas with a pencil you're totally free.
mountain problem life-is
Life is a mountain of solvable problems and I enjoy that.
technology ideas plenty
After the idea, there is plenty of time to learn the technology
running giving-up pain
A lot of people give up when the world seems to be against them, but that's the point when you should push a little harder. I use the analogy of running a race. It seems as though you can’t carry on, but if you just get through the pain barrier, you'll see the end and be okay. Often, just around the corner is where the solution will happen.
battle invention court
I've fought court battles over my inventions before.
home robots clean
If robots are to clean our homes, they'll have to do it better than a person.
mistake technology hands
The important thing is to learn from mistakes - something graduates are adept at. Our graduate engineers are working on new technology - from uncharted applications for our digital motor, to a new take on the hand dryer. With an unhindered mind, nothing is off limits.
designer engineers
All our engineers are designers and all our designers are engineers.
kids arbitrary cheat
Arbitrary benchmarks cheat kids out of a fulfilling education.
prayer school boys
At school, I enjoyed playing the bassoon. I was in the orchestra and played the melody when the other boys sang hymns at prayers time.
partners china trading
China can and will be an invaluable trading partner to both the U.S. and the U.K.