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On the basis of the dimmer alone, he and his wife Ruth Rodale Spira, who was an active associate, founded the Lutron Electronics Company in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, in 1961.
Spira appeared in the SVT produced Children's television series Barda in 2007. He also appeared in the SVT series Anno 1790 as one of the main characters. In 2013 he appeared in Crimes of Passion.
Apr 15, 2015 · Mr. Spira married Ruth Rodale in 1954. (Her father, J. I. Rodale, was the founder of Rodale Inc., the health-oriented publishing company.) She survives him. Besides their daughter Susan, he...
Feb 25, 2016 · She attended The University of Texas, where she met her husband, Joel Spira. They were married in 1958 and raised their three daughters in Houston. Brenda created a nurturing home for her three adoring daughters: Marcy (Bennett) Midlo of Houston, Susan (Robert Jacobson) of Los Angeles and Lynn (Brian) Daily of Austin, Texas.
Apr 8, 2015 · Spira and his wife Ruth launched the world's first solid-state dimmer from their New York City apartment in 1959. Since then, Spira expanded the company’s offerings to include the first dimming ballast, the first reliable wireless lighting control system, and other innovations that have been widely adopted as lighting control standards and ...
Nov 13, 2017 · His daughter Susan is now co-chairman and co-CEO, and his grandson works for the company. Over the years the company has been presented the opportunity to undertake significant projects, including the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, Windsor Castle in the United Kingdom, and the Bank of China headquarters in Beijing.
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Apr 10, 2015 · Susan Hakkarainen, Joel’s daughter and Senior Vice President at Lutron said, “He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, and friend, and considered every employee to be part of his extended family.” Spira formed Lutron Electronics in 1961 to market his invention of the first solid-state dimmer for incandescent lighting.
