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James Dyson always reckoned that he had been a lucky person, actuallypaid to do just what he wanted to do, work in optics. He recalled that as a very small boy in his cot he had noticed that he could see through the slats of the cot, could see objects behind these slats (because, of course, of binocular vision); had been surprised to see images of passing vehicles - seen on the wall of his bedroom - apparently moving in the wrong direction; this was because a hole in the fan light acted as a pin-hole camera, and even at that age he worked out the reason for the strange movements. His father, a joiner and cabinet maker and artist with a strong flair for invention, had made a telescope for which he ground the mirrors; watching the telescope grow set ‘Jim’ firmly on the track of optical instrumentation, a track that he travelled fast and with distinction. His interest in the telescope led him to astronomy; at an early age he tried to calculate Jupiter’s orbit and thus became interested in mathematics, all his life he was never at a loss to calculate all he needed for the development of the many instruments he invented. In the Research Laboratory of the Associated Electrical Industries (AEI Ltd) he was in great demand, helping scientists in other disciplines to solve their problems by one or other of the instruments he devised, and in moving to the Optics Division of the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) he continued in the same vein. He was extremely happy in all his scientific work and gave great satisfaction to his colleagues by the cheerful way he helped them.

James Dyson, 10 December 1914 - 22 January 1990