James Dyson

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  • Invention: A Life (2021) ISBN   9781471198748
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    Sir
    James Dyson
    Sir James Dyson CBE FREng FRS.jpg
    Dyson in 2015
    Born (1947-05-02) 2 May 1947 (age 77)
    Cromer, Norfolk, England
    Alma mater
    Occupations
    • Inventor
    • industrial designer
    • farmer
    • business magnate
    Spouse
    Deirdre Hindmarsh
    (m. 1968)
    Children3
    Relatives James Dyson (grandfather)
    Awards
    Provost of the Royal College of Art
    In office
    1 August 2011 (2011-8-1) 1 July 2017 (2017-7-1)