I've Fought Court Battles Over My Inventions

Having A Good Idea Is One Thing, But Persuading Other People To Buy It Is Quite Another. Good Inventors Are Polymaths: They Think With Their Hands And Their Brains. They're Experts In Design, Engineering And Business.

Design And Technology Should Be The Subject Where Mathematical Brainboxes And Science Whizzkids Turn Their Bright Ideas Into Useful Products.

As An Engineer I'm Constantly Spotting Problems And Plotting How To Solve Them.

When Decisions On Nuclear Power Stations And Runways Are Delayed And The Government Dilly-dallies, People Think They Aren't Important.

I've Obviously Used Fans - I Wouldn't Say All My Life, Because We Couldn't Afford Them When I Was Young, But From My 20s And Onwards We've Had To Use Fans. And I've Always Loathed Them. Everything About Them. The Way You Adjust Them, Getting Them At The Angle You Want. Carrying Them. Cleaning Them. The Danger Of Putting Your Finger In Them.