Emily Cummins

Emily Jayne Cummins (born 11 February 1987) is an English inventor and entrepreneur.[1][2][3] She became interested in sustainability at an early age. At the age of four, she and her grandfather would create toys with materials and items found in his garden shed. This sparked her interest in sustainability and being able to create something out of random things.[4] She later gained a degree in Sustainability and Management at Leeds University.[5]

Emily Cummins
Emily Cummins presenting at Cusp Conference 2011
Born11 February 1987 (1987-02-11) (age 35)
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Leeds, Leeds University Business School
Scientific career
FieldsBritish inventor

Innovation

Cummin's first invention was a sustainable refrigerator powered by evaporation of dirty water, which can be built using ordinary household and sustainable items.[6] Her second invention was a water carrier, aimed for the developing world where women and children may walk miles each day to collect water.[7]

She has also invented a toothpaste dispenser, with an angled lever that can be pushed by any part of the body. When this is pressed, the device will squeeze the toothpaste tube from the top down. This product can be used by people who have limited movement in their arm or have a prosthetic limb.[8]

References
  1. Byard, Amy (13 April 2012). "The foundations of entrepreneurial success: a shed and a hammer". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  2. Stokes, Paul (7 January 2009). "Student inventor helps third world from granddad's potting shed". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  3. "'The Fridge Lady' talks about her work". BBC Radio 4. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  4. Cummins, E. (n.d.). About. Retrieved April 07, 2021, from https://www.emilycummins.co.uk/about
  5. The foundations of entrepreneurial success: A shed and a hammer. (2012, April 13). Retrieved April 07, 2021, from https://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2012/apr/13/entrepreneurs-women
  6. Cummins, E. (n.d.). Inventions. Retrieved April 07, 2021, from https://www.emilycummins.co.uk/inventions
  7. Cummins, E. (n.d.). Inventions. Retrieved April 07, 2021, from https://www.emilycummins.co.uk/inventions
  8. Cummins, E. (n.d.). Inventions. Retrieved April 07, 2021, from https://www.emilycummins.co.uk/inventions
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