Sperry

Sperry

Sperry may refer to:

Persons

*Armstrong Sperry (1897-1976), American author and illustrator
*Brett Sperry (contemporary), American video game designer
*Carlos A. Sperry, Democratic President of the West Virginia Senate from Greenbrier County, served 1872-1872
*Charles Stillman Sperry (1847–1911), an officer in the United States Navy
*Elmer Ambrose Sperry (1860–1930), American inventor and entrepreneur, founder of Sperry Gyroscope Company
*Joseph Evans Sperry (1854–1930), American architect
*Lawrence Sperry (1892–1923?), American aviation pioneer
*Lewis Sperry (1848-1922), United States Representative from Connecticut
*Mario Sperry (1966—), Brazilian martial artist
*Neil Sperry, Texas gardening and horticulture expert
*Roger Wolcott Sperry (1913–1994), American neurobiologist and Nobel laureate

Place names

In the United States:
*Sperry, Iowa, community in Des Moines County
*Sperry, Oklahoma, town in Tulsa County
*Sperry Chalet, historic backcounty chalet, Glacier National Park, Montana
*Sperry Glacier, located in Glacier National Park in the state of Montana
*William Miller Sperry Observatory or Sperry Observatory, an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Amateur Astronomers, Incorporated on Union County College on their Cranford, New Jersey campus

perry Corporation

*Sperry Corporation, a former American equipment and electronics manufacturer (1910–1986)
**Sperry Gyroscope Company (1910-1933), founded by Elmer Ambrose Sperry
***Lawrence Sperry Aircraft Company (1918-1924), founded by Lawrence Sperry
**Sperry Corporation, 1933-1955
**Sperry Rand, 1955-1978
**Sperry Corporation, 1978-1986
*"Honeywell v. Sperry Rand", a landmark U.S. federal court case that in April 1973 invalidated the 1964 patent for the ENIAC

Other uses

*Sperry Top-Sider, a brand of boat shoes
*USS "Charles S. Sperry" (DD-697), a former US Navy destroyer
*USS "Sperry" (AS-12), Fulton-class submarine tender in the United States Navy


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  • Sperry — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Armstrong Sperry (1897–1976), US amerikanischer Schriftsteller Charles S. Sperry (1847–1911), US amerikanischer Marineoffizier Elmer Ambrose Sperry (1860–1930), US amerikanischer Erfinder und Geschäftsmann …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • SPERRY (E. A.) — SPERRY ELMER AMBROSE (1860 1930) Inventeur et industriel américain. Né à Cortland (État de New York), Elmer Ambrose Sperry consacra une grande partie de sa vie aux perfectionnements et aux développements de l’électrotechnique (lampes à arc,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • sperry — [spɛʀi] n. m. ÉTYM. 1920; de (gyroscope) Sperry, ou (gyrocompas) Sperry, 1917. ❖ ♦ Techn. Gyrostat stabilisateur d avion (antiroulis). 0 Plus de lune. Un bitume noir qui s est dilaté jusqu aux étoiles …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Sperry —   [ speri],    1) Elmer Ambrose, amerikanischer Ingenieur und Erfinder, * Cortland County (N. Y.) 21. 10. 1860, ✝ New York 16. 6. 1930; gründete 1882 eine Fabrik für Dynamomaschinen und Bogenlampen zur Vermarktung eigener Erfindungen, aus der er… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Sperry — Sperry, OK U.S. town in Oklahoma Population (2000): 981 Housing Units (2000): 406 Land area (2000): 0.877205 sq. miles (2.271951 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000960 sq. miles (0.002486 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.878165 sq. miles (2.274437 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Sperry, OK — U.S. town in Oklahoma Population (2000): 981 Housing Units (2000): 406 Land area (2000): 0.877205 sq. miles (2.271951 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000960 sq. miles (0.002486 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.878165 sq. miles (2.274437 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Sperry — Roger Wolcott …   Scientists

  • Sperry — Sperry, Roger W …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Sperry — [sper′ē] 1. Elmer Ambrose 1860 1930; U.S. inventor, electrical engineer, & manufacturer 2. Roger Wolcott [wool′kät] 1913 94; U.S. neurobiologist …   English World dictionary

  • Sperry — Recorded in the spellings of Spear, Sperr, Spere, Spary, Sperry, Spier, Spearman, and others, this is a surname of both Olde English pre 7th century and later Anglo Saxon pre 9th Century origins. In its various forms it is recorded equally in… …   Surnames reference

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