Lutron began in the 1950’s in Brooklyn, New York where Joel Spira's story started in his makeshift lab in the apartment he and his wife, Ruth shared. Spira's first invention – a simple rotary dimmer that can still be found on many dining room walls today – marked the birth of the lighting control industry. Lutron holds over 2,700 worldwide patents. In addition to the solid-state dimmer, Lutron innovations also include the first electronic dimming ballast for fluorescent lights and the first self-contained preset lighting control system.

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