Sperry Corporation. Sperry Gyroscope Company Division.

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The Sperry Gyroscope Company was incorporated on April 14, 1910. It was reincorporated in New York as the Sperry Gyroscope Company, Inc., on January 21, 1929. In April 1933 it became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Sperry Corporation and was merged into it as a division in December 1947. The Sperry Corporation merged with Remington Rand, Inc., on June 30, 1955, to form the Sperry Rand Coproration. Sperry Rand was renamed the Sperry Corporation in July 1979, and in November 1986 it merged with the Burroughs Corporation to form the Unisys Corporation.

For more information, see the entry for Accession 1915.

From the description of Historical card file, 1945-1961. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 123466351

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associatedWith Bassett, Preston R. 1892-1992. person
associatedWith Gillmor, Reginald E., 1887-1960. person
associatedWith Sperry, Elmer Ambrose, 1860-1930. person
associatedWith Sperry Gyroscope Company, inc. corporateBody
associatedWith Sperry, Lawrence B. 1892-1924. person
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United States
Subject
Aerial torpedoes
Aerospace engineering
Aerospace industries
Antiaircraft guns
Artificial horizons (Aeronautical instruments)
Automatic pilot (Airplanes)
Ballistic missiles
Bombsights
Compass
Detonation indicators
Electric lamps, Arc
Fire control (Aerial gunnery)
Fire control (Gunnery)
Fire control (Naval gunnery)
Gun sights
Gyro compass
Gyroscopes
Gyroscopic instruments
Gyrostabilizers
Research, Industrial
Klystrons
Loran
Microwave communication systems
Microwave devices
Patents
Racon
Radar
Radar in aeronautics
Radio direction finders
Searchlights
X-15 (Rocket aircraft)
Occupation
Activity

Corporate Body

Active 1945

Active 1961

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