Founded by Gayle Martin Sanders and Ron Logan Sutherland (they were probably of the opinion that "MartinLogan " sounds better than "SandersSutherland" or even "GayleRon")
At the end of the 1970s, the first considerations to improve the "electrostats"known since about 1920
In 1980, the first prototype made of aluminum foil, but which quickly "disappeared into smoke"
further attempts led to an ultra-light, transparent Mylar film
In 1982, the concept was presented at the Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago and was awarded the CES Design and Engineering Award
At the Consumer Electronics Show in 1983, the prototype of the monolith was presented with great success.