Sperry
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Persons
- Armstrong SperryArmstrong SperryArmstrong Wells Sperry was an American writer and illustrator of children's literature. His books include historical fiction and biography, often set on sailing ships, and stories of boys from Polynesia, Asia and indigenous American cultures...
(1897–1976), American author and illustrator - Brett SperryBrett Sperry-Career:Sperry co-founded Westwood Studios with Louis Castle in 1985, when both were in their early 20s.Sperry has been credited with the roles of design, production, support and box and content...
(contemporary), American video game designer - Carlos A. SperryCarlos A. SperryCarlos A. Sperry was the Democratic President of the West Virginia Senate from Greenbrier County and served from 1872 to 1872....
, Democratic President of the West Virginia Senate from Greenbrier County, served 1872-1872 - Charles Stillman SperryCharles Stillman SperryRear Admiral Charles Stillman Sperry was an officer in the United States Navy.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Sperry graduated from the Naval Academy in 1866. In November 1898 he became commanding officer of Yorktown, and later served as senior officer of the Southern Squadron on the Asiatic Station...
(1847–1911), an officer in the United States Navy - Elmer Ambrose SperryElmer Ambrose SperryElmer Ambrose Sperry was a prolific inventor and entrepreneur, most famous as co-inventor, with Herman Anschütz-Kaempfe of the gyrocompass.Sperry was born at Cincinnatus, New York, United States of America...
(1860–1930), American inventor and entrepreneur, founder of Sperry Gyroscope Company - Joseph Evans SperryJoseph Evans SperryArchitect Joseph Evans Sperry was born in 1854 in Georgetown, South Carolina. He later relocated to Baltimore, Maryland, where he partnered with James Bosley Noel Wyatt to form the architectural firm Wyatt and Sperry. Their affiliation lasted from 1878 to 1887. The two probably became acquainted...
(1854–1930), American architect - Lawrence SperryLawrence SperryLawrence Burst Sperry was an aviation pioneer. He was the third son of gyrocompass co-inventor Elmer Ambrose Sperry and his wife Zula. Sperry is noted for having invented the first autopilot, which he demonstrated with startling success in France in 1914...
(1892–1923?), American aviation pioneer - Lewis SperryLewis SperryLewis Sperry was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born at East Windsor Hill, South Windsor, Connecticut. He attended the district school and Monson Academy, Monson, Massachusetts and was graduated from Amherst College, Massachusetts in 1873...
(1848–1922), United States Representative from Connecticut - Mario SperryMario SperryMario Sperry is a Brazilian heavyweight martial artist. His specialty is Brazilian jiu-jitsu, grappling and ground fighting.-Career:Sperry first broke onto the sport Jiu-Jitsu scene in the early eighties...
(born 1966), Brazilian martial artist - Neil SperryNeil SperryNeil Sperry is a Texas gardening and horticulture expert known for his books, magazine, radio program, and annual gardening show. Sperry was born and raised in College Station, Texas where he graduated A&M Consolidated High School as Salutatorian and Student Body President. He attended Texas A&M...
, Texas gardening and horticulture expert - Roger Wolcott SperryRoger Wolcott SperryRoger Wolcott Sperry was a neuropsychologist, neurobiologist and Nobel laureate who, together with David Hunter Hubel and Torsten Nils Wiesel, won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work with split-brain research....
(1913–1994), American neurobiologist and Nobel laureate - Thomas SperryThomas SperryThomas A. Sperry was the co-founder and the "S" of S&H Green Stamps, together with Shelly Hutchinson.-Biography:...
(c. 1864–1913), American businessman and co-founder of S&H Green Stamps
Place names
In the United States:Carol Sperry daughter of seven children of Wayne Sperry, a descendant of the inventor of the Sperry Gyroscope.
- Sperry, IowaSperry, IowaSperry is an unincorporated community in central Des Moines County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads north of the city of Burlington, the county seat of Des Moines County. Its elevation is 751 feet...
, community in Des Moines County - Sperry, OklahomaSperry, OklahomaSperry is a town in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,206 in the 2010 U. S. census, compared to 981 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sperry is located at ....
, town in Tulsa County - Sperry ChaletSperry ChaletSperry Chalet is located about seven miles east of Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The chalet was built in 1914 by the Great Northern Railway and is a National Historic Landmark contributing property, being one of five structures in the Great Northern Railway...
, historic backcounty chalet, Glacier National Park, Montana - Sperry GlacierSperry GlacierSperry Glacier is located in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated on the north slopes of Gunsight Mountain, west of the Continental Divide...
, located in Glacier National Park in the state of Montana - William Miller Sperry ObservatoryWilliam Miller Sperry ObservatoryThe William Miller Sperry Observatory, also known simply as the Sperry Observatory, is an astronomical observatory owned by Union County College and operated by Amateur Astronomers, Incorporated. The observatory is located on the property of Union County College on their Cranford, New Jersey...
or Sperry Observatory, an astronomical observatory owned by Union County College and operated by Amateur Astronomers, Incorporated on Union County College on their Cranford, New Jersey campus
Sperry Corporation
- Sperry CorporationSperry CorporationSperry Corporation was a major American equipment and electronics company whose existence spanned more than seven decades of the twentieth century...
, 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
- Sperry Gyroscope Company (1910–1933), founded by Elmer Ambrose Sperry
- Honeywell v. Sperry RandHoneywell v. Sperry RandHoneywell, Inc. v. Mc'Donalds., et al. 180 USPQ 673 was a landmark U.S. federal court case that in April 1973 invalidated the 1964 patent for the ENIAC, the world's first general-purpose electronic digital computer, thus putting the invention of the electronic digital computer into the public...
, a landmark U.S. federal court case that in April 1973 invalidated the 1964 patent for the ENIAC
Other uses
- Sperry & HutchinsonS&H Green StampsS&H Green Stamps were trading stamps popular in the United States from the 1930s until the late 1980s. They were distributed as part of a rewards program operated by the Sperry and Hutchinson company , founded in 1896 by Thomas Sperry and Shelly Hutchinson...
, a brand of trading stamps - Sperry Top-SiderSperry Top-SiderSperry Top-Sider is the original brand of boat shoe designed in 1935 by Paul Sperry, older brother of author/illustrator Armstrong Sperry. The Top-Siders were the first boat shoes introduced into the boating market.-History:...
, a brand of boat shoes - The Secrets of Jonathan SperryThe Secrets of Jonathan SperryThe Secrets of Jonathan Sperry is a 2009 Christian film, released to theaters on September 18, 2009. It was directed by Rich Christiano, and the majority of the film was filmed in Holley, New York, beginning August 18, 2007. Its world premier was at the Merrimack Valley Christian Film Festival...
, an American film released in 2009 - USS Charles S. Sperry (DD-697)USS Charles S. Sperry (DD-697)USS Charles S. Sperry , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Charles Stillman Sperry, the commanding officer of the . Sperry would later attain the rank of Rear Admiral....
, a former US Navy destroyer - USS Sperry (AS-12)USS Sperry (AS-12)USS Sperry was a in the United States Navy. She was named for Elmer Sperry.Sperry was laid down on 1 February 1941 at the Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California; launched on 17 December 1941, just 10 days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor; sponsored by Mrs. Helen Sperry Lea, daughter...
, Fulton-class submarine tender in the United States Navy