Speaker.
Trevor Baylis
Invented the wind up radio
![[Flash Player Logo]](/media/site/images/front-end/speaker/img-flash.gif)
Requires Flash Player 9.0 or above to view video.
Profile:
Trevor Baylis was born in 1937 in Kilburn, London and was brought up in Southall during the Blitz. His education was disrupted by the War which led to the failure at the 11+ exam. At the age of 15 however, Trevor was swimming for Great Britain. His first job was at a soil mechanics laboratory in Southall, where a part-time day release programme enabled him to study mechanical and structural engineering at the local technical college.His early career was very diverse: he worked as a stunt man, escapologist, Physical Education Instructor for the Army, and proprietor of his own swimming pool company which successfully installed over 350 pools in schools throughout the UK using his own original design.
Inspired by a television programme on AIDS in Africa he invented the Clockwork Radio, and in 1997 he was awarded an OBE for services to Africa. Always concerned about the neglect of inventors, inventions and intellectual property, he set up Trevor Baylis Brands plc (www.baylisbrands.com ) to help inventors get their products to market. He is also in demand as a public speaker inspiring others to ‘think outside the square.’
What I'm talking about:
Why invent? Art is pleasure, invention’s treasure
I will discuss the difficulties I had in getting my Clockwork Radio taken seriously as a product and the obstacles he faced taking it to market. I will tie this in with the problems many inventors have in bringing their ideas to the attention of others and their attempts at commercial success. I will use history to illustrate the point, discussing individual inventors and the obstacles they encountered.
“I have looked back through history to find out how fellow inventors had been treated and was horrified to see how much talent, research and resource had been wasted by these noble individuals. Over and over again their astounding work had changed all our lives, and yet they had ruined themselves in the process.”
I will discuss the importance of education in the process of invention and believes invention should be taught in schools. Knowledge of patents and methods needed to protect originality are vital, “Chance favours the prepared mind", but I also stress the role that inspiration and imagination play in the process.
I encourage and inspires others to think creatively or ‘outside the box.’
I will conclude this talk with a mention of enthusiasm for the creation of Baylis Brands Ltd., a company I have formed to help inventors take their products to market, and where they can find help and advice, as well as protection.
“There is an inventor is all of us; we can all solve problems. The word ‘inventor’ has an image problem – people still think you have to wear a bow tie and speak with a Viennese accent. Nothing is further from the truth. Some of the most elegant solutions to problems are in themselves very powerful inventions, and cost little mental effort to create.”
Comments:
Post comment
Share this video
Embed this video:
Link to this lecture:
Send to a friend
Send your friend an email about this lecture:
My Brainfood
Websites
- Baylis Brands
- About ideas and Trevor Baylis
- The worlds most famous search engine
- InventorEd
- Educating inventors & entrepeneurs
- National Physics Laboratory
- The National Physics Laboratory is the UK’s national measurement institute
Books
- Clock This: My Life as an Inventor
- The story of the man who invented clockwork radioISBN: 0747277567
- Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations
- Over 5,000 anecdotes, witty one-liners, and commentsISBN: 0192806572
- Patents, Registered Designs, Trade Marks & Copyright for Dummies
- A guide helping creative people to define, protect, develop and benefit from their good ideasISBN: 0470519975
- Inventing for Dummies
- This book takes you all the way from the gleam-in-the-eye idea to a successful product bringing you respect, rewards and recognitionISBN: 0470519967
- Fixing Climate: The Story of Climate Science - and How to Stop Global Warming
- How Broecker and his colleagues unravelled Earth’s volatile history and discovered man-made climate changeISBN: 1846688604
Organisations
- BBC
- News site
- Disabled Living Foundation
- The Disabled Living Foundation provides free, impartial advice about all types of disability product and disabled equipment for older and disabled people, their carers and families
- MechE: Institute of Mechanical Engineers
- Working on engineering in alignment with key event and technological advances in the world
- Royal Society
- Is the independent scientific academy of the UK and the Commonwealth dedicated to promoting excellence in science.
- Open University
- Provides high-quality university education to all
Yep a legend indeed....I remember the first stages of the wind up motor in your workshop Trevor amongst your other inventions for disabled people. Miss the old Eel Pie island and it's many inspirations. Samx
trevor.what a classic guy!and not afraid to swear!keep puffing that pipe!
Trevor!!! Tehe, he really is legendary =) thanks to Ben the filming guy and all the other filming guys, you did great!
Fantastic! I will be coming back to visit your site for more inspiration.
I missed this talk, am looking forward to seeing it...
More comments: