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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. The privately held firm, whose headquarters remain there today, has grown into an international manufacturer and distributor not only of dimmers, but also of motorized ...
Aug 1, 2024 · Ruth Rodale Spira, 89, of Coopersburg, co-founder and co-chairwoman of Lutron Electronics, died Aug. 31, 2019, in Allentown. She was the wife of the late Joel Spira, Lutron chairman, co-founder and director of research who died in 2015. They were married for 60 years.
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...
Apr 10, 2015 · He is survived by his beloved wife Ruth Rodale Spira, to whom he was married for 60 years; his sister Miriam Spira Poser (her husband Joseph Poser); daughters Susan Spira Hakkarainen...
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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.
Apr 9, 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.
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Apr 10, 2015 · Joel Spira, founder, chairman, and director of research for Lutron Electronics Inc., passed away yesterday at the age of 88. Spira, who founded the Pennsylvania-based company in 1961 with his wife, Ruth, is perhaps best known for inventing the dimmer switch, a lighting element that has become an ubiquitous accessory in homes and businesses ...
