Timeline


1400s		Fresnel developed lens for lighthouses		Mulé 1400s Sicily is French
1800s		Thomas Edison Invents Light Bulb		1891 Peter Mole born in Termini, Imerese, Sicily
1897				Mother Dies Father moves to US
1900				Settle in Manhattan Sisters change name from Pietro Mule to Peter Mole
1910			WWI	Peter Mole goes to school Brothers had bicycle jobs Unicycle Vaudeville Act
1914		Thomas Edison & George Eastman combine to make movies. Black & White photography is used for Movies		Peter Mole works for GE on development of incandescent bulb for movies.
1923				Peter Mole moves West, works at Goldwyn Studios Peter Mole works for Creco welding Arc lights. Meets Richardson
1927	Mole-Richardson Company founded by Peter Mole M-R introduced line of Incandescent lights	Panchromatic film was introduced - allowed the use of Incandescent (Mazda) lights for film The Jazz Singer introduced Sound		Tungsten Lamp Situation in The Studio - SMPE article
1928	Academy Research on Incandescent Illumination Academy Recognition			American Cinematographer Magazine Article on Mazda Lights
1929			Stock Market Crash
1934	M-R Revives Arc Lamps for daylight balanced color	Technicolor Introduced three-color process
1935	Academy Award for Fresnel Solar Spots		Sound is introduced for Movies
1936	Mole opens plant in England
1938	Mole develops color filters MT2, Y-1, YF-101, TD 25		Color is introduced for movies
1939	Academy Award for contribution to Process Projection
1940	M-R makes light weapons for tanks	RCA introduced Television	WWII
1945	Mole-Richardson lights the UN CIO		UN Conference in San Francisco
1946	Academy Award for type 450 Arc
1948				Peter Mole received SMPE Progress Medal Award
1950
1951-1952		Technicolor introduced Tungsten balanced Color film		Peter Mole was President of SMPTE
1960	Mole products begin to gain acceptance in Television production	Color Television is introduced		Aug 2, 1960 - Peter Mole dies suddenly, Warren Parker takes over company
1966	Mole designs smaller "Baby" line of Quartz fixtures	Sylvania introduces Quartz-Halogen Lamp
1968	Mole lights gain acceptance for location production Mole develops Open Faced HMI followed by Fresnel line of HMI lights	TV show "I SPY" shoots entirely on location with "baby" lights HMI lamp is introduced	Gas Crisis	Mike, Dennis and Larry Parker join company
1980		Safety required for HMI leads to need for grounded Distribution systems
1983	Bill Krokaugger Academy Award for Molectronic Dimmer
1990			World Wide Web	Warren Parker retires
1995	Mole launches web site: www.mole.com
2001	MoleBeam Projector used on Jurassic Park III		World Trade Center attacked