The cliché image of someone being struck by a billion-dollar idea is a bright lightbulb glowing over their head. But in the case of Sir James Dyson, the inventive mastermind behind the iconic Dyson ...

Inventor James Dyson has talked about the importance of embracing "failure" in work and life. "I've always said mine is a life of failure," the British billionaire told The Wall Street Journal in an ...

Dyson is best known for his creation of a bagless vacuum cleaner, which works on the principle of cyclonic separation. Initially rejected by major manufacturers, Dyson set up on his own company. His ...

British billionaire Sir James Dyson has donated nearly $24 million (£18.75 million) to his former school to develop a new center teaching robotics, programming, artificial intelligence and machine ...

LONDON -- James Dyson, the British inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner, has canceled an electric vehicle project because the plan was not commercially viable. Dyson said the project was not being ...