JAMES DYSON
1947–
British inventor James Dyson suffered a series of failures, which put him heavily into debt, before creating his first successful product: a bagless vacuum cleaner with “Cyclone Technology” that became an icon and revolutionized household cleaning. Despite controlling a global company, Dyson’s interest remains focused on innovation.
When he was nine years old, James Dyson’s childhood in Norfolk, England, was rocked by the sudden death of his father. Alec Dyson had been a teacher at a boarding school attended by his son, who stayed on as a pupil after his death. The loss of his father, ...
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