Creation of the Pierre ANGENIEUX Establishments in Saint-Héand (his native village), focusing on the professional cinema market. THALES ANGENIEUX owes its name to its founder: Pierre ANGENIEUX (graduate engineer from the Arts et Métiers and the Ecole Supérieure d'Optique, first prize for civil engineering in 1973).

1935 - Over the years, this enthusiastic engineer has encouraged the company to focus continuously on innovation.
1938 - Creation of the first photographic lenses.
1939/1945- Development of new methods for calculating optical combinations and definition of a strategy: photographic and projection lenses.
1950 - Design and manufacturing of a revolutionary lens: the Retrofocus.
1956 - Invention and creation of the 1st mechanical compensation ZOOM LENS.
1958 - 1st zoom lens with a ratio of X 10.
1964 - The ANGENIEUX lens equipping the NASA Ranger VII space probe sends back the 1st images of the moon.
1969 - The 1st steps of man on the moon (NASA Apollo XI mission) are photographed by an ANGENIEUX lens.
1976 - Development of the 42 X zoom lens: the most powerful in the world.
1978 - Introduction of the laser guiding infra-red zoom lens
1986 - ANGENIEUX launches research on the TVHD.
1988 - First pure silicon samples produced using the sol-gel process.
1990 - ISO 9001 certification.
1996 - Launch of the first light intensifying Lucie binoculars in a smaller format. THALES ANGENIEUX becomes involved in the creation of the Pôle optique et Vision.
1998 - Development of the ACONIT Helmet Mounted Display for helicopter.
1998 - Complete modernisation of the site with the integration of a new area dedicated to manufacturing.
2002 - New OPTIMO zoom for Cinema. Cinec Award for OPTIMO CINEMA LENS.

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