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1. www.weinsteinspira.com › our-storyOur Story - Weinstein Spira

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   Co-founders Stanley C. Weinstein, and Joel Spira, set out to create a firm that provided responsive and knowledgeable tax, audit and business advisory services.

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Joel_Spira_(businessman)Joel Spira (businessman) - Wikipedia

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   Joel Solon Spira (March 1, 1927 – April 8, 2015) was an American inventor, entrepreneur, and business magnate. He invented a version of the light- dimmer switch for use in homes around the United States and led his Lutron Electronics Company into the production of lighting controllers.

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4. www.npr.org › 2015/10/24 › 451170011A Light Bulb Moment: How The Dimmer Switch Set Lusts Ablaze

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   Oct 24, 2015 · From a dining room to a den of romance: That's the transformation the dimming switch first promised. Since 1959, Joel Spira's invention has promised heightened passion — if only you dial it...

5. www.sensesofcinema.com › 2023 › interviewsShame on Dry Land: An Interview with Axel Petersén and Joel Spira

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   Nov 5, 2023 · The film, which had its World Premiere at this year’s Toronto Film Festival, is as slippery as its protagonist, Dimman (Joel Spira), who committed fraud and fled years earlier, leaving his business partner, Fredrik (Christopher Wagelin), in the lurch.

6. www.nytimes.com › 2015/04/15 › businessJoel Spira, Physicist Who Softened the Lights in Homes ...

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   Apr 15, 2015 · Mr. Spira was a physicist working for a military contractor in the late 1950s when, puttering in a spare room of his Manhattan apartment, he invented a way to reduce the light output of an ...

7. uk.marketscreener.com › business-leaders › joelJoel Spira - Biography

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   Joel Spira is the founder of Weinstein Spira & Co. PC. He is on the board of Friedman Industries, Inc.

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   Who was Joel Spira?

   • Joel Spira in 2010, when one of his first light dimmers was donated to the Smithsonian Institution. Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images for Lutron Joel Spira, who changed the ambience of homes around the world and encouraged romantic seductions of all types when he invented the first lighting dimmer for domestic use, died on April 8 in Coopersburg, Pa.

   Joel Spira, Physicist Who Softened the Lights in Homes Everywhere, Dies

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   Who is Joel Solon Spira?

   • Joel Solon Spira was born on March 1, 1927, in Brooklyn, where he graduated from Erasmus Hall High School. His mother, the former Edna Shenker, was a fashion model. His father, Elias Spira, was an executive on the state liquor board.

   Joel Spira, Physicist Who Softened the Lights in Homes Everywhere, Dies

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   Who was Lutron Joel Spira?

   • Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images for Lutron Joel Spira, who changed the ambience of homes around the world and encouraged romantic seductions of all types when he invented the first lighting dimmer for domestic use, died on April 8 in Coopersburg, Pa. He was 88. He had a heart attack and collapsed at his home, his daughter Susan Hakkarainen said.

   Joel Spira, Physicist Who Softened the Lights in Homes Everywhere, Dies

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   Who is Ruth Rodale Spira?

   • Ruth Rodale Spira, co-founder and co-chairwoman of Lutron, passed away at the age of 90. She brought Lutron from her dining room table to a global leader in lighting controls and window systems sold in more than 100 countries. Ruth Rodale Spira, along with her husband Joel Spira, was a driving force of Lutron.

   Lutron Co-founder Ruth Spira Dies at 90 - CE Pro

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   How did Spira become famous?

   • Spira became—as a result of his discovery—best known for his initial, seminal invention: the first successful solid state-electronic dimmer. He filed for a patent on July 15, 1959 (U.S. 3,032,688).

   Joel Spira (businessman) - Wikipedia

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9. www.cepro.com › control › lutron-co-founder-ruthLutron Co-founder Ruth Spira Dies at 90 - CEPRO

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   Sep 5, 2019 · Ruth Rodale Spira, co-founder and co-chairwoman of Lutron, has passed away at the age of 90. She was pre-deceased by her husband of 60 years, Lutron chairman, co-founder, and director of research, Joel Spira, in 2015.