Born: May 2, 1947 in Norfolk, England
As of 2022, he is 75 years old.
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| James Dyson |
Marriage and Children
1968 - married Deirdre Hindmarsh, Lady Dyson, three children
Education
1956 to 1965 - Gresham's School in Holt Norfolk
1965 to 1966 - Byam Shaw School of Art
1966 to 1970 - Royal College of London, studied fine art, switched to industrial design and interior design. As a student there, he helped design the Sea Truck, a high-speed watercraft made of fiberglass.
James Dyson's first invention was the Ballbarrow, a modified wheelbarrow using a ball instead of a wheel which won the “Building Design Innovation Award” in 1977.
Keeping with the idea of the ball, he invented the Trolleyball, which launched boats, the Wheelboat, which traveled at 40 mph on both land and water.
His attention turned to vacuum cleaners when he got frustrated by his Hoover's performance. The dust bag pores kept getting clogged with dust and the suction suffered for it. He got the idea of using cyclone force to create a vacuum cleaner that would not lose its suction.
His attention turned to vacuum cleaners when he got frustrated by his Hoover's performance. The dust bag pores kept getting clogged with dust and the suction suffered for it. He got the idea of using cyclone force to create a vacuum cleaner that would not lose its suction.
He is an example of persistence. Supported by his wife's salary as an art teacher, he finally launched his G-Force cleaner in 1983, after five years and 5,127 prototypes. But he couldn't get a manufacturer to handle his product in the United Kingdom because it would hurt the sales of replacement dust bags.
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| Some of Dyson's failed prototypes |
So Dyson launched it in Japan using catalogue sales, selling it for 2000 pounds (about $2450.00 US dollars). He filed for patents for his dual cylcone vacuum cleaner in 1980 but it was rejected by all major manufacturers because of the high price and competition with existing cleaners on the market.
In 1991, he set up his own manufacturing company, Dyson Ltd. In June 1933, he opened a research center and factory in Wiltshire England. His slogan was "Say goodbye to the bag" to attract the public. He adapted unique colors for his products in pinks, greys, white and black. His Dyson Dual Cyclone became the fastest selling vacuum cleaner ever made in the UK and outsold some of those being sold by the companies who rejected him earlier.
Starting in 1986, Dyson licensed the technology to Fantom Technologies in North America. Other manufacturers began to market their own cyclone vacuum cleaners. In 1999, Dyson sued Hoover for patent infringement. The High Court ruled that Hoover deliberately copied a fundamental part of the patented designs for its Triple Vortex vacuum cleaner and paid four million pounds in damages.
In 2000, he expanded his interests to a washing machine called the ContraRotator, that had two rotating drums moving in opposite directions. It was not a commercial success and was discontinued in 2005.
In 2002, he used optical illusions to create the Wrong Garden, a water sculpture that appears to flow up to the tops of four ramps before cascading to the bottom of the next ramp. It was on display at the Chelsea Flower Show in 2003.
In 2006, he launched the Dyson Airblade, a fast hand dryer that uses a thin sheet of moving air as a squeegee to remove water instead of trying to evaporate it with heat. It allows for faster drying and uses less energy than electrical hand dryers. It is in use in hundreds of public restrooms.
On October 18, 2009, he launched the Air Multiplier which is a fan without any external blades.
In 2014, Dyson introduced his "360 Eye" robotic vacuum cleaner, a custom designed digital motor for high suction, treads for traction, a full width brushroll bar, and a user interface on a free IOS or Android app.
In April 2016, he launched Dyson Supersonic, a hair dryer with a smaller motor located in the handle which gave better balance, smaller size and quieter operation.
In 2017, he tried his hand to produce an electric car investing over two billion pounds of his own money. After employing 400 people for the project, buying the battery company Sakti3, he announced the project was cancelled due to not being commerically viable.
In 1999, Dyson bought Domaine des Rabelles, a winery and estate in F rance. In 2003, he paid 15 million pounds for Dodington Park, a 300 acre Georgian estate in South Gloucestershire. He and his wife also own a home in Chelsea, London.
He owns a super yacht (299 feet) which is ranked 36 of the world's 100 largest yachts, two Gulfstream private jets, and an Agusta Westland helicopter.
Awards
He received the “Prince Phillip Designers Prize” in 1997 and “Lord Lloyd of Kilgerran Award” in 2000. The University of Bath honored him with a doctorate degree in Engineering in 2000.
In 2005 he was chosen as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and in 2007 he was appointed as a Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honors.
His effort of making things better has helped him achieve sales of more than $10 billion worldwide.
Dyson exports his products to more than 50 countries and has approximately 2,500 people working for him globally which are mostly scientists and engineers.
He received the “Prince Phillip Designers Prize” in 1997 and “Lord Lloyd of Kilgerran Award” in 2000. The University of Bath honored him with a doctorate degree in Engineering in 2000.
In 2005 he was chosen as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and in 2007 he was appointed as a Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honors.
His effort of making things better has helped him achieve sales of more than $10 billion worldwide.
Dyson exports his products to more than 50 countries and has approximately 2,500 people working for him globally which are mostly scientists and engineers.
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