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  MIT World » : The Art of Engineering
While Dyson has come up with washing machines, wheelbarrows and boats, the lion’s share of his presentation concerns his Dual Cyclone vacuum cleaner, which tidily eliminates several nasty aspects of ordinary vacuum cleaners: loss of suction, bag-changing and the emission of dirty air.
In the late 1970s, Dyson noticed a cyclone tower for removing particles at a saw mill and was inspired to mock up a vacuum cleaner based on the same principles.
Dyson vacuums are presently available in 37 countries and are the best-selling vacuum cleaners in Western Europe.
mitworld.mit.edu /video/362   (501 words)

  
 Inventor James Dyson Biography
James Dyson was vacuuming his house when he realized his top-of-the-line machine was losing suction and getting clogged.
Dyson, James Dyson, cyclonic, vacumm cleaner, dual cyclone, inventor, biography, profile, history, inventor of, history of, who invented, invention of, fascinating facts.
Dyson's freewheeling account of his struggles, failures and successes is interspersed with his insights on how to turn an inspired idea into a household name.
www.ideafinder.com /history/inventors/dyson.htm   (1180 words)

  
  James Dyson Ltd Web-site
James Richard Dyson, who entered the business in 1903.
While Herbert was out getting orders for the firm, James Richard, like his father before him, donned clogs and overalls to work side by side with his workforce in the dyehouse.
On James Richard Dyson's death in 1957 the company passed into the hands of his son-in-law, Mr.
www.jamesdyson.co.uk /aboutus_page.htm   (169 words)

  
  Dyson (appliances) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The creator, James Dyson, created the dual cyclone system after he found that he had to keep replacing the dust bags in his vacuum cleaner even when they were not full.
James Dyson unveiled his first vacuum cleaner, the G force, in 1990.
Dyson developed a washing machine with Contrarotator technology, which used two drums spinning in opposite directions for a better wash. The washing machine was marketed under the slogan Two drums are better than one.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dyson_(appliances)   (495 words)

  
 James Dyson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Dyson (born in Norfolk on May 2, 1947) is a English industrial designer.
Dyson's breakthrough in the UK market, more than 10 years after the initial idea, was through a TV advertising campaign that emphasized that, unlike its rivals, it did not require the continuing purchase of replacement bags.
Dyson is outspoken on the subjects of design, engineering and innovation, although his success is arguably due equally to astute marketing and manufacturing than to any of those.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Dyson   (676 words)

  
 The Sister Ships - USS Isis and USS Nephythys
James was the eldest of three children, and spent most of his time taking care of his two sisters.
James was considered by most of the cadets as a big brother figure, someone to go to if you had problems with life or with classes.
James spent the first three years aboard the Bellerephon getting adjusted to his new responsibilities and to the job of commanding a starship even if it was only one shift a day.
www.pbem-portal.com /trek/sisterships/IB_Dyson.html   (935 words)

  
 Dyson
Dyson sends a petition to the European Court of Human Rights, appealing against the mandatory and exorbitant charges of patent renewal fees in the hope that the practice will be changed.
James Dyson is elected Philanthropist of the Year for his work through the Dyson Antarctica Solo project for Breakthrough Breast Cancer.
James Dyson is awarded a CBE in the New Year's Honours.
www.dyson.co.nz /jd/1998.asp?sinavtype=menu   (399 words)

  
 Dyson's DC07, The High-Tech 'Tool' That's A Global Phenomenon, Comes to America
James Dyson, Inventor of Cyclone Vacuum Cleaner Technology, Builds on His Success With Expansion to U.S. CHICAGO, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Dyson -- maker of the top-selling vacuum cleaners in Western Europe* -- is making its debut in America with the launch of DC07, the first vacuum cleaner that doesn't lose suction.
Dyson's Debut in the U.S. Dyson expects DC07's patented technology and ergonomic design to be most appealing to Americans who want the latest technology, appreciate superior design and struggle with dust and dirt in their homes.
James Dyson is the Chairman of the Design Museum in London, an active member of the Design Council in the U.K., and a member of the board of the MAK Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-02-2002/0001810686&EDATE=   (1408 words)

  
 Dyson
James Dyson is born to academic parents against what he describes as a "middle class and not particularly wealthy background in the backwater of north Norfolk."
James begins to develop his dual cyclone™ technology, after realising his conventional system loses suction when renovating his country house in the Cotswolds.
James Dyson is Chairman of Bath College of Higher Education.
www.dyson.co.nz /jd/1947.asp   (414 words)

  
 Welcome to Dyson Vacuums Outlet
James Dyson offered his invention to major manufacturers.
James Dyson's vacuum was nearly never made due to patent fees and legal costs incurred defending his invention against patent infringement by a giant corporation.
Then in 1999, Hoover UK tried to imitate a Dyson and James was forced back to court to protect his invention again.
www.cyclonicvacuum.com /dysonstory.html   (537 words)

  
 JS Online: Upstart upright puts on a floor show
James Dyson displays the cone-shaped chambers that are unique to his bagless vacuum cleaner's design.
Dyson, a proper gent with a posh accent, relishes in his David-and-Goliath tale - and he's not shy about telling it: Every Dyson vacuum comes with a glossy synopsis of his struggle to reach the market.
Dyson had a revelation when he went to a local sawmill and observed a giant cone that used centrifugal force to collect sawdust and other debris.
www.jsonline.com /entree/general/may03/139657.asp?format=print   (1397 words)

  
 IndustryWeek : Conventional Wisdom Be Damned
Dyson's success is all the more remarkable in light of the degree of competition he faced in 1993 when he introduced his first machine.
Dyson believes in pricing his products high enough to generate a substantial margin and to reflect their true value -- that is, their performance quality, their durability, their engineering content, and their aesthetic appeal.
Dyson headquarters in the rural town of Malmesbury, a quaint little village on the edge of the Cotswolds, was nothing more than a vacant manufacturing plant when he bought the building in 1995.
www.industryweek.com /ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=397   (3036 words)

  
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Dyson's road of creation encountered numerous speed bumps, the years of financial hardship and the struggle of pursuing his invention saw him coming to terms with the possibility of becoming bankrupt at one stage.
James Dyson is to date Britain’s 37th richest man, with a well-earned fortune of around £700 million.
Dyson have gone on to develop initiatives within their organisation, to challenge the common assumption that careers within industry and manufacturing are dull.
www.jobsceneuk.co.uk /celebrity.info.asp?celebrityid=7   (481 words)

  
 The Dyson Vacuum Story | iVacuumETC.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In 1978, while vacuuming his home, James Dyson realized his bag vacuum cleaner was constantly losing suction power.
James Dyson offered his invention to major manufacturers and one by one they turned him down, apparently not interested in new technology.
The result was the Dyson Cyclone, the first vacuum cleaner that didn't lose suction.
www.ivacuumetc.com /dyson-story.php?PHPSESSID=1e68092ea18257dce43a3ee90d1e2aa2   (375 words)

  
 JAMES DYSON INVENTOR BAGLESS CYCLONIC VACUUM CLEANER
Dyson remained with the idea of a ball and also invented the Trolleyball which was a trolley that launched boats.
Dyson's breakthrough in the UK market, more than 10 years after the initial idea, was through a TV advertising campaign that emphasized that, unlike its rivals, it did not require the continuing purchase of replacement bags.
Dyson is outspoken on the subjects of design, engineering and innovation, although his success is arguably due equally to astute marketing and manufacturing than to any of those.
www.solarnavigator.net /inventors/james_dyson.htm   (813 words)

  
 Inventing a Better Way | Fast Company
James Dyson, a British-born engineer, inventor and industrial designer, was vacuuming his house in the late 70's when he became frustrated when his top-of-the-line Hoover began clogging and losing suction.
James was vacuuming he realized the vacuum he was using was losing suction.
Dyson vacuum cleaners are included in the permanent collection at numerous museums, including the London Science Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris.
www.fastcompany.com /fast50_04/winners/dyson.html   (742 words)

  
 v-2 Organisation | interface + usability | Suspect device 005: Dyson DC07 root8cyclone vacuum cleaner   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Inventor James Dyson is something we just don't see all that much anymore, a single human being responsible for the conception, development and public introduction of a particular appliance - kind of a Dean Kamen with a more appealing backstory, better marketing sense, and none of the crypto-Objectivist baggage.
The story is that Dyson went about thinking about what a vacuum cleaner should be from the ground up, and, having gone through some fanatic number of prototypes ("5,127" is the figure given on the Dyson site), offered his vision to the leading appliance manufacturers, none of whom were interested.
It was clear to the executives of companies like Hoover that the Dyson cleaner, while offering its users superior performance and a highly-enhanced experience, threatened the foundations of the lucrative business model they had grown dependent on.
v-2.org /displayArticle.php?article_cat=2   (1088 words)

  
 James Dyson's endorsement of 'That Attitude Book'.
James Dyson was voted the UK's "most admired entrepreneurial business leader" in 2003.
Then in 1999, Hoover tried to imitate a Dyson and James was forced back to court to protect his invention.
By 2004 James Dyson's inventions were stocked in 22 countries - and nine museums worldwide - and global sales were more than £3bn.
www.innerdirection.co.uk /Endorsements/Business/JDyson.htm   (223 words)

  
 Dyson Australia - 1947 to 1992
James Dyson is born to academic parents against what he describes as a "middle class and not particularly wealthy background in the backwater of north Norfolk."
James begins to develop his dual cyclone™ technology, after realising his conventional system loses suction when renovating his country house in the Cotswolds.
The multinationals are reluctant to invest in the Dyson as it would terminate the bag replacement market, worth £100 million a year in the UK alone.
www.dyson.com.au /jd/1947.asp   (422 words)

  
 ☞ vacuum - james dyson vacuum cleaner - james dyson vacuum cleaner online guide
Dyson was the first company to manufacture a vacuum cleaner with Dual Cyclone technology.
Dyson DC14 Animal upright vacuum cleaner is skillfully engineered by James Dyson, inventor of the world's first cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner...
James Dyson, the man who pioneered the "bagless" vacuum cleaner, says he stumbled across the idea while...
www.all-vacuum.info /vacuumcleaner/james-dyson-vacuum-cleaner.html   (756 words)

  
 James Dyson CEO of Dyson vacuum cleaners
Another way would be to say that Dyson is today the undisputed brand leader in the UK floor care market, outselling its nearest competitor by an impressive ratio of 9 to 1.
It was fortuitous that Dyson happened to have an impressive record as a cross-country athlete during his school days, for he soon found himself on the RandD equivalent of a journey which, had a film maker been there, might well have been entitled The Loneliness of the Long Distance Inventor.
With no pore-clogging bags to impede suction in Dyson’s invention the air containing dust and dirt is accelerated to speeds of up to 900 mph inside the cyclone - that’s faster than the speed of sound - creating powerful G-forces which spin out the dust and dirt into a clear bin.
www.jeremyjosephs.com /dyson.htm   (1464 words)

  
 BBC News | BUSINESS | James Dyson: Business whirlwind
James Dyson, the man who pioneered the "bagless" vacuum cleaner, says he stumbled across the idea while renovating his country house in the Cotswolds.
James Dyson is the company's chairman and sole shareholder, and with an estimated fortune of £700m he is Britain's 37th richest man.
Then in 1999, Hoover tried to imitate a Dyson and he was forced back to court to protect his invention, finally winning a victory for patent infringement.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/business/1802155.stm   (677 words)

  
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The James Dyson Foundation was established in 2002 to promote charitable giving, especially to charities working in the fields of science, engineering, medicine and education.
As a company, Dyson has always been passionate about charitable giving and educational work, but the Foundation enables this altruistic work to be more structured, considered and democratic.
With a committee to manage giving, and registered charity status, it is intended that the James Dyson Foundation will assist educational institutions working in the field of design, technology and engineering, as well as charities carrying out medical or scientific research, and projects which aid the local community around Dyson, in Malmesbury, Wiltshire.
www.jamesdysonfoundation.com   (114 words)

  
 The Story of Dyson Vacuum Cleaners - James Dyson
In 1978, while vacuuming his home, James Dyson realized his bag vacuum cleaner was constantly losing suction power.
James Dyson offered his invention to major manufacturers and one by one they turned him down, apparently not interested in new technology.
The result was the Dyson Cyclone, the first vacuum cleaner that didn't lose suction.
www.achooallergy.com /about-dyson.asp   (386 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | UK | How does Dyson make water go uphill?
Inventor James Dyson, he of the bagless vacuum cleaner, has stolen the headlines from the gardeners at this year's Chelsea Flower Show with his "Wrong Garden".
Mr Dyson says his inspiration was a drawing by the Dutch artist MC Escher (he of Gothic palaces where soldiers are eternally walking upstairs, and of patterns where birds turn into fish).
James Dyson - no stranger to court battles over patents - has presumably taken care of the necessary legal business.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/3046791.stm   (644 words)

  
 James Dyson: Eureka seeker - People, News - The Independent
Dyson is tall, boyishly handsome, and has devoted his life to inventing domestic cleaning devices.
Dyson's plea for the dignity of the assembly line had a setback in 2002, when he shifted his own to Malaysia, leaving 800 workers laid off at home.
The Dyson has appeared on TV, virtually guest-starring in Friends ("Courtney Cox bought one, liked it and talked to the rest of the cast about it, and they thought, 'Wouldn't it be a funny subject for an episode?'") and Will and Grace.
www.independent.co.uk /news/people/james-dyson-eureka-seeker-515434.html   (2085 words)

  
 NussbaumOnDesign James Dyson Sets Up the Dyson School of Design Innovation. - BusinessWeek
James Dyson, the inventor of many things, including a best-selling vacuum cleaner, is establishing a new school for design innovation in Bath, England.
James Dyson today launches a new kind of school to encourage Britain’s next generation of engineers, designers, inventors and entrepreneurs.
Dyson is joining with various sectors of British government to open this innovative school teaching design innovation.
www.businessweek.com /innovate/NussbaumOnDesign/archives/2006/07/james_dyson_set.html   (1744 words)

  
 mental_floss Blog » 10 Reasons Why James Dyson Doesn’t Suck
Dyson was honored as a Knight Bachelor in 2006, a move that drew some criticism from union leaders angered by the fact that, just four years earlier, Dyson moved his vacuum production plant from England to Malaysia.
Dyson embraces the lessons people can learn from mistakes and has said that the “the freedom to fail” is lacking in public education.
Dyson’s desire to educate also takes shape at his company, where every new employee, right up to the highest executives, tries their hand a building a vacuum on their first day.
www.mentalfloss.com /blogs/archives/13773   (2896 words)

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