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James Dyson on His New Book "Invention" and Reinventing Engineering Education
01:25 - 09:59 (08:34)
James Dyson, founder of Dyson, talks about his newly released book "Invention" and the Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology, which offers undergraduate engineers a salary while they complete their degree and work on real-life projects. He also briefly mentions a past joint company endeavor developing a boat that uses wheels to move across water.
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An ad for BlockFi, a company that provides loans using cryptocurrency, highlights the benefits of massage for performance and recovery.
01:25 - 04:05 (02:39)
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An ad for BlockFi, a company that provides loans using cryptocurrency, highlights the benefits of massage for performance and recovery.
ChapterJames Dyson on His New Book "Invention" and Reinventing Engineering Education
Episode#530: Sir James Dyson — Founder of Dyson and Master Inventor on How to Turn the Mundane into Magic
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
James Dyson established the Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology where undergraduate engineers pay zero tuition and earn a full salary while completing their degrees and working on real-life projects.
04:05 - 06:41 (02:35)
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James Dyson established the Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology where undergraduate engineers pay zero tuition and earn a full salary while completing their degrees and working on real-life projects. He is the author of the book, Invention, which tells the story of how he became an inventor and built Dyson into one of the most innovative technology companies in the world.
ChapterJames Dyson on His New Book "Invention" and Reinventing Engineering Education
Episode#530: Sir James Dyson — Founder of Dyson and Master Inventor on How to Turn the Mundane into Magic
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
This transcript discusses the relationship between two men who co-founded a company developing a wheel boat that could go across water on its own wheels.
06:41 - 08:14 (01:33)
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This transcript discusses the relationship between two men who co-founded a company developing a wheel boat that could go across water on its own wheels. One of the men, who also designed a boat for the company, tried to ask the other for money after using the same architectural roof system he had seen in the factory, that the other pulled up himself using pulleys and ropes.
ChapterJames Dyson on His New Book "Invention" and Reinventing Engineering Education
Episode#530: Sir James Dyson — Founder of Dyson and Master Inventor on How to Turn the Mundane into Magic
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker discusses their background in classics and art, including studying furniture design at the Royal College of Art when design wasn't widely recognized as a field.
08:15 - 09:59 (01:44)
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The speaker discusses their background in classics and art, including studying furniture design at the Royal College of Art when design wasn't widely recognized as a field. They reflect on what it means to think like an engineer and how that may differ from a designer's approach.