James Dyson

James Dyson (born in Norfolk on May 2 1947) is a British inventor and artist. He is best known as the inventor of the Dual Cyclone bagless vacuum cleaner, which works on the principle of cyclonic separation. His other inventions include the Ballbarrow. After attempting to sell his vacuum cleaner invention to the major manufacturers, Dyson set up his own manufacturing company, which now outsells many of the companies that rejected his idea, becoming one of the most popular brands in the United Kingdom. In early 2005 it was reported that Dyson cleaners had become the market leaders in the United States by value (though not by number of units sold).

External links

• BBC notice of Dyson's water sculpture Wrong Garden with photos and diagram.
• Engineering the Difference Dyson's Richard Dimbleby Lecture in 2004