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2. 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.

3. Leviton - Wikipedia

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   Leviton was founded in 1906 by Russian immigrants Evser Leviton and his son Isidor Leviton when they began manufacturing brass mantle tips for natural gas lights in Manhattan's Lower East Side. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In 1910, Isidor designed a screw-in lampholder for the newly invented electric light bulb and within ten years the lampholders were ...

4. Light switch - Wikipedia

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   The toggle light switch was invented in 1916 by William J. Newton. [2] As a component of an electrical wiring or home wiring system, the installation of light switches is regulated by some authority concerned with safety and standards. In different countries the standard dimensions of the wall mounting hardware (boxes, plates, etc.) may differ.

5. 50 Times Cheap Fixes Had A Major Impact On Home Life - AOL

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   Put in dimmable 6" flat LED ceiling lights. Got rid of three table lamps and a chandelier in the process. Absolutely transformative. The living and dining room look a lot more spacious now as well ...

6. Dimmer - Wikipedia

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   To house this device, he decided on a 2-inch round device with one end capable of being screwed into a light bulb socket and the other end able to receive a light bulb. [4] When solid-state dimmers came into use, analogue remote control systems (such as 0-10 V lighting control systems) became feasible. The wire for the control systems was much ...

7. Lighting control console - Wikipedia

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   Lighting consoles communicate with the dimmers and other devices in the lighting system via an electronic control protocol. The most common protocol used in the entertainment industry today is DMX512 , although other protocols (e.g. 0-10 V analog lighting control ) may still be found in use, and newer protocols such as ACN and DMX-512-A are ...