1955
Spectronics is founded by Bill and Morris Cooper.

1956
Spectronics’ “Ultra-Violet Master Science Lab” is given a promotional display at the famed F.A.O. Schwarz toy store in New York City.

1957
Spectronics is featured in an article about UV fluorescence in Popular Mechanics Magazine.

1959
Spectronics wins a national design award for its Space Spider™ Geometrics Kit.

1959
Spectronics invents the world’s first black light counterfeit currency detector.

1960
Life magazine publishes a story about Spectronics’ line of UV-fluorescent educational toys.