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Elmer Ambrose Sperry

1860 - 1930

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Elmer Ambrose Sperry Sr. (October 12, 1860 – June 16, 1930) was an American inventor and entrepreneur, most famous for construction, two years after Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe, of the gyrocompass and as founder of the Sperry Gyroscope Company. He was known as the "father of modern navigation technology". Sperry's compasses and stabilizers were adopted by the United States Navy and used in both world wars. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elmer Ambrose Sperry is the 393rd most popular inventor (down from 382nd in 2019), the 10,783rd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,855th in 2019) and the 110th most popular American Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Elmer Ambrose Sperry ranks 393 out of 426. Before him are William Friese-Greene, Oliver Evans, Gary Fisher, Yvonne Brill, Dean Kamen, and Bette Nesmith Graham. After him are Lewis Howard Latimer, Jerry Lawson, John F. Seitz, Granville Woods, Stanford R. Ovshinsky, and John Whitehurst.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1860, Elmer Ambrose Sperry ranks 137. Before him are Otto Liebe, Gabriele Possanner, Emily Hobhouse, Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading, Frederick Rolfe, and Daniel Barringer. After him are Kate Bruce, Susanna M. Salter, Charles Oman, Gregorio Aglipay, Leonard Wood, and Laura Muntz Lyall. Among people deceased in 1930, Elmer Ambrose Sperry ranks 133. Before him are Rebecca Latimer Felton, Anna Whitlock, Šatrijos Ragana, Santeri Alkio, Alfred John Keene, and Ivan Yakovlev. After him are Aston Webb, Johnny Douglas, Christine Ladd-Franklin, Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone, Laura Muntz Lyall, and Gauhar Jaan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elmer Ambrose Sperry ranks 10,785 out of 20,380. Before him are Lenny Von Dohlen (1958), Stanley Anderson (1939), Irving Small (1891), James Cruze (1884), Daniel Barringer (1860), and Ricardo Cortez (1900). After him are Allen Daviau (1942), Christine Ebersole (1953), Mac Wilkins (1950), George Siegmann (1882), Dick Cavett (1936), and Rick Rude (1958).

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Among INVENTORS In United States

Among inventors born in United States, Elmer Ambrose Sperry ranks 110. Before him are George Stibitz (1904), George Beauchamp (1899), Oliver Evans (1755), Gary Fisher (1950), Dean Kamen (1951), and Bette Nesmith Graham (1924). After him are Lewis Howard Latimer (1848), Jerry Lawson (1940), John F. Seitz (1892), Granville Woods (1856), Stanford R. Ovshinsky (1922), and Joy Mangano (1956).

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