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Why James Dyson Should be a Notable Person 

 

 

Oh no! You just knocked over your biscuit bowl! Hurry up and do something about it or it will get permanently smudged into the floorboards! Your only available vacuum is clogged? Then Dyson has come to save your day! 

First and foremost, James Dyson should be appraised not only for his achievements, but also the path he took to reach them. Most households now use the latest vacuum cleaners and other appliances, but not many of them acknowledge who invented each of them. For James Dyson, his story ventured throughout 15 years of dedicated work and 5127 prototypes of the bagless vacuum cleaner. It started in 1978 when he was frustrated by his old Hoover vacuum cleaners dwindling performance. He then deconstructed it and found out that the bag was clogging with dust and losing suction. This amount of determination and effort can only be compared to Thomas Edison, who invented the lightbulb after 1000 tries. With this written, it can clearly be seen that if you want to achieve something amazing, patience, grit and resilience are what you need. Therefore, we should all appraise James Dyson’s perseverance. 

In addition to persevering, James Dyson was also knighted in 2006. This was from Prince Charles for his services to business. Although many modern-day celebrities and millionaires can get knighted, all of them are earnt through hard, long-term work. Just like James Dyson and the 5127 prototypes of the bagless vacuum cleaner. So, in 2006, James Dyson became Sir James Dyson. This is another reason why James Dyson is certainly a notable person. 

Furthermore, not only did James take a painful and tiring path to make the world's first bagless vacuum cleaner, but in doing so, he made life easier for the population. You probably think that these written words have been exaggerated but try to think about the state of your house, would it be without any Dyson appliances. Floors washed with crumbs and bits of who-knows-what, dirty, mud-spattered handprints smeared across not-so-white-anymore walls and boiling, sleepless nights in hope of air conditioning. Like it? Maybe you would if you’re a pig. What is intended is that when James Dyson added that finishing touch to the 5127th prototype of the world’s first bagless vacuum cleaner, he just evolved the Earth into its next (and more convenient) era. 

Just to conclude this saga on a slightly less bombastic tone, James Dyson should be and will be a notable man throughout this period, (whether the Vikings like him or not). The next time you overlook a Dyson appliance, look back and think about what it took to invent such a simplistic-looking machine.  

  

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