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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.
Joel Boris Spira (born 18 July 1981) is a Swedish film, television, and theatre actor. Personal. While studying biology at the University of Stockholm Spira decided ...
After college, Rodale worked at her parents' book publishing business, and edited Organic Gardening. [1] She lived in Paris from 1952 to 1954. [5] In 1961, she co-founded Lutron Electronics, a lighting company, with her husband, who is credited with inventing the solid-state dimmer switch. [6]
Shame on Dry Land (Swedish: Syndabocken) is a 2023 drama film directed and written by Axel Petersén. It stars Joel Spira, Christopher Wagelin, and Julia Sporre.. The film had its world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on 11 September 2023.
In 1959, Joel S. Spira, who would found the Lutron Electronics Company in 1961, invented a dimmer based on a then-new solid state switching device called a Silicon Controlled Rectifier or SCR. This small device allowed the dimmer to be installed in a standard electrical wall box while saving energy.
The Rev. Joel Tenney, pictured here with his wife, Sarah, and Trump, prayed at a December rally in Coralville, Iowa. (Courtesy Joel Tenney) Then Tenney prayed.
Joel Spira, co-founder of Lutron, died on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, according to an Associated Press report at Fox News, filed on April 9, 2015 (UTC). He was 88, so that would make his birth date circa 1926.
Florida House Rep. Joel Rudman, on the right, formed a heavy metal rock band during the COVID pandemic. The group calls itself the Freedom Fighters and performed at a Halloween Party held at Fire ...