Elmer Sperry; inventor and engineer

Elmer Sperry; inventor and engineer

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"A major American inventor who obtained over 350 patents during his lifetime, Elmer Sperry contributed greatly to the momentous technological changes that occurred between 1880 and 1930. Best known for the Sperry gyrocompass and automatic pilot, his inventions included arc-light systems, mining...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hughes, Thomas Parke (Author)
Corporate Authors: Lino-Tech Incorporated (compositer), Mark B. Adams Emergence of Modern Science Collection (University of Pennsylvania), Universal Lithographers, Inc (Printer)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Press [1971]
Baltimore and London : The Johns Hopkins Press, 1971
Subjects:
Sperry, Elmer Ambrose, > 1860-1930
CHR 1971
PRO Adams, Mark B., (former owner) (autograph, January 1974) (Adams copy)
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Cornell University

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Call Number: Oversize TA140.S75 H89 +

University of Pennsylvania

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Call Number: TA140.S68 H79
TA140.S68 H79 Adams copy

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