1956

first lectures "Lighting Technology" (basics of Lighting Technology) by Dr.-Ing. P. Jainski

1957

first lectures "Lighting Technology II" (Traffic Lighting) by Dr.-Ing. P. Jainski

1959

Venia Legendi for the subject Lighting Technology for Dr.-Ing. P. Jainski by the Faculty Electrical Engineering

1961

installation of the laboratory in the buildung No. 7 of the TU Darmstadt

1961

appointment of Dr.-Ing. P. Jainski as Honorary Professor by the Faculty of Electrical Engineering

1963

first lectures "Lighting Technology for Architects" by Professor Dr.-Ing. Jainski

1967

stop of the lectures "Lighting Technology for Architects"

1980

stop of Professor Dr.-Ing. Jainski's teaching

1980

appointment of Professor Dr.-Ing. H.-J. Schmidt-Clausen

1995

first symposium "Progress in Automobile Lighting" (PAL)®

1996

40th Anniversary of the Laboratory of Lighting Technology

1997

second PAL®-Symposium

1999

third PAL®-Symposium

2001

fourth PAL®-Symposium

2003

retirement of Prof. Dr. Schmidt-Clausen

Sept. 2003

fifth PAL®-Symposium