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Offline bigskyTopic starter

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RIP Joel Spira, founder of Lutron and inventor of the thyristor dimmer switch
« on: April 14, 2015, 07:11:45 pm »
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Offline Alex Eisenhut

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Re: RIP Joel Spira, founder of Lutron and inventor of the thyristor dimmer switch
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2015, 08:16:15 pm »
It's always interesting to see the things we take for granted and what's behind them. I love the fact that this started in the 1960s. Very nostalgic for this era.
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