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  1. 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.

  2. Apr 15, 2015 · 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 ...

  3. Apr 9, 2015 · Updated 6:35 PM PDT, April 8, 2015. COOPERSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Joel Spira, who brought the light dimmer switch to households across the nation and transformed his Lutron Electronics Company into a leading manufacturer of lighting controls, died of natural causes on Wednesday. He was 88.

  4. Apr 8, 2015 · Joel Spira, founder of Lutron and one of the lighting industry's true legends, died April 8, according to an article in eastern Pennsylvania's The Morning Call.. In a business with so many new players from the semiconductor and electronics industries and a steady parade of new execs managing the lighting businesses of mega-conglomerates and then moving on, Joel Spira stood out for decades as a ...

  5. Apr 14, 2015 · Obituary: Joel S. Spira. Joel S. Spira, a prodigious innovator who changed the way we illuminate our homes by inventing the first solid state electronic dimmer, and founded and built Lutron ...

  6. Apr 9, 2015 · Joel Spira, who brought the light dimmer switch to households across the nation and transformed his Lutron Electronics Company into a leading manufacturer of lighting controls, died of natural ...

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  8. Apr 9, 2015 · Joel Spira, who brought the light-dimmer switch to households across the nation and transformed Lutron Electronics into a leading manufacturer of lighting controls, died April 8 at his home in ...

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