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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.
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 down.
Jun 6, 2010 · Joel Spira was aiming for mood lighting when he invented the solid-state light dimmer switch. More than 50 years later, his company, Lutron, is recognized as an energy efficiency pioneer.
- Barbara Mulligan
Apr 27, 2015 · Uncle Joel could rock a room in a white dinner jacket. I still have it on my bucket list to go out with a man in a white dinner jacket. Universe, take note. But the real story was revealed at his recent funeral--like a puzzle I knew by pieces but could never see the whole picture.
Apr 15, 2015 · 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 ...
Joel Spira headed Lutron for 54 years—overseeing his one invention giving rise to the entire modern dimming and controls industry we see today. Spira passed away in 2015, but his legacy lives on as his invention continues to be a staple in homes, offices, and commercial spaces around the globe.
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Dec 6, 2016 · But no matter the control device or suite of sensors and digital readouts, lighting controls would not be what they are today without the contribution of Joel Spira (1927–2015), chairman and founder of Lutron Electronics and his invention of the sold-state electronic dimmer.
