was born in London in 1937. After the War and at the age of 15 he was swimming competitively for Great Britain. Five years later he began his National Service as a physical training instructor. Afterwards he became a salesman for swimming pools – he entertained his prospective customers by swimming and diving in to the pools. He then earned money as a stuntman before starting his own aquatic display company, demonstrating underwater equipment. He attended Technical College to study engineering and became a passionate inventor. He began with equipment which could be added to wheelchairs – he knew several stuntmen who had incurred serious injury. A television programme on AIDS in Africa was his motivation to invent the clockwork radio. After his idea was rejected several times a manufacturing business was set up in South Africa producing radios for the third world where electricity is scarce and batteries expensive. Trevor licensed his design to the company involved. His passion is now Baylis Brands which helps inventors patent and market their ideas. He is also a popular media figure.
Finding Support
Generally speaking I would that say it’s not what you know but who you know. The trouble is who do you trust? There are people that advertise on television that promise you the earth and then rip you off for all the money you’ve got. There are lots of people who are all talk and no go. I mean to be honest, you’ve got to find out for yourself – the best way is to go to somebody who has done it before. In other words, somebody who has been there and been through the same avenue, because very often the people that move in on you are the people that are trying to use you in order to make themselves rich. There are some very cruel people out there.
was born in London in 1937. After the War and at the age of 15 he was swimming competitively for Great Britain. Five years later he began his National Service as a physical training instructor. Afterwards he became a salesman for swimming pools – he entertained his prospective customers by swimming and diving in to the pools. He then earned money as a stuntman before starting his own aquatic display company, demonstrating underwater equipment. He attended Technical College to study engineering and became a passionate inventor. He began with equipment which could be added to wheelchairs – he knew several stuntmen who had incurred serious injury. A television programme on AIDS in Africa was his motivation to invent the clockwork radio. After his idea was rejected several times a manufacturing business was set up in South Africa producing radios for the third world where electricity is scarce and batteries expensive. Trevor licensed his design to the company involved. His passion is now Baylis Brands which helps inventors patent and market their ideas. He is also a popular media figure.
