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World Service,18 Jan 1999,4 mins

Invention of the Vacuum Cleaner

My Century

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Designer and engineer James Dyson talks about the evolution of vacuum cleaners in the 20th Century. James Dyson invented the dual cyclone vacuum cleaner. He recalls its genesis from an idea in 1979 to arrival on the market in 1993.

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