Born | October 12, 1860, Cincinnatus, New York |
Died | June 16, 1930, Brooklyn, New York |
Nationality | United States |
Education | Cornell University |
Known for | gyroscopic compasses |
Spouse(s) | Zula Augusta Goodman (1860–1929) (m. 1887–1929) |
Children | Helen M. Sperry (1889–Oct 1977), Edward Goodman Sperry (1890–1945), Lawrence Burst Sperry (1892–1923), Elmer Ambrose Sperry, Jr. (1894–1968) |
Parent(s) | Stephen Decatur Sperry (1825–1889), Mary Burst (1839–1860) |
About Elmer Ambrose Sperry
Entrepreneur Elmer Ambrose Sperry was born on October 12, 1860 in New York, United States (He dies at the age of 69, on June 16, 1930).
Inventor of the gyrocompass, which made land, sea, and air navigation much safer.
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Elmer Ambrose Sperry before becoming famous
Elmer Ambrose Sperry was born in the Zodiac sign Libra (The Scales), and 1860 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Monkey (猴).
After graduating from Cornell, he proceeded to Chicago to start the Sperry Electric Company.
Achievement of Elmer Ambrose Sperry
The United States Navy adopted his compasses. In 1910, the first one was put to the test on a ship.
Elmer Ambrose Sperry's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship
He was reared by his father after his mother died a day after he was born.
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He received the Elliott Cresson Medal from the Franklin Institute, which was also given to Mathematician Herman Hollerith, the creator of the tabulating machine.
Elmer Ambrose Sperry Income & Net worth
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