Carl Zeiss in the U.S.
	1876	First record of a direct sale of a Zeiss microscope from Jena, Germany, to U.S. (Wellesley College, Massachusetts).
	1880's - 1920's	Increased sales of Zeiss optical instruments in U.S. by agents & distributors.
	1925	Carl Zeiss, Inc., incorporated in New York State with sales & service offices at 485 Fifth Ave.
	1932	First Zeiss planetarium in U.S. installed at Adler Planetarium, Chicago.
	1960's	Move to enlarged offices at 444 Fifth Ave. Major products are laboratory microscopes, electron microscopes, surgical microscopes, ophthalmic instruments, surveying instruments, industrial lenses, planetaria, cameras & binoculars. Branch offices established in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, & Washington, DC.
	1970's	Major expansion of surgical microscopes into ophthalmology, otolaryngology, reconstructive surgery & neurosurgery. Establishment of industrial metrology division in Hawthorne, New York.
	1976	Zeiss wins Technical Academy Award for high-speed movie camera lenses. Lenses used by Stanley Kubrick for film, "2001".
	1980's	Zeiss industrial metrology moves to Minneapolis with purchase of Numerex Corp., a manufacturer of industrial measuring machines.
	1982	Corporate headquarters moves from NYC to Thornwood, New York. Purchase of Humphrey Instruments, San Leandro, California, a major manufacturer of ophthalmic diagnostic instruments. Consumer products group moves to Petersburg, Virginia.
	1990's	Consolidation of Zeiss business units in U.S. into five groups: laboratory microscopy, surgical products, ophthalmic instruments, industrial metrology, & consumer optics.
	2001	Zeiss wins 2nd Technical Academy Award for advanced zoom movie camera lenses. Best picture of the year "Shakespeare In Love", filmed with new lenses. New Hayden Planetarium at Rose Center For Earth & Space opens in Manhattan with advanced Zeiss Mark IX projector.
	2002	Mark IX projector installed at new planetaria in Oakland, California, & St. Louis, Missouri.
	2003	The Company’s U.S. corporate headquarters are located in Thornwood, New York. Its President & CEO is James Sharp and it has four operating subsidiaries:
		Carl Zeiss IMT Corp. Minneapolis, MN Brighton, MI	President: Greg Lee Production, sales and service of high-precision industrial measuring machines.
		Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, Inc. Thornwood, NY	President: James Sharp Sales, marketing and service of microscopes and imaging technology for biomedical research, clinical studies and industrial analysis. Also the newly launched Zeiss Icon.
		Carl Zeiss Optical, Inc. Chester, VA	President: Rob Siemers Sale and distribution of consumer optics including binoculars, riflescopes and spotting scopes.
		Carl Zeiss Surgical, Inc. Dublin, CA	Sales, marketing and service of a complete line of surgical microscopes for applications in neurosurgery, ENT, ophthalmology, OB, GYN and dental.