Thomas C. Forbes correspondence, 1909-1910.

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Thomas C. Forbes correspondence, 1909-1910.

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Correspondence between Forbes, a mechanical engineer in Minnesota and California, and Elmer A. Sperry of New York City, regarding unsuccessful attempts by Forbes to promote the manufacture of a gyroscope he invented.

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Minnesota Historical Society Library

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Sperry, Elmer Ambrose, 1860-1930

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Elmer A. Sperry was born on October 12, 1860, in Cortland, N.Y. He attended the local elementary schools and then enrolled in Cornell University. At Cornell he developed an interest in electrical engineering and began working with a group of Syracuse industrialists in order to construct an arc lighting system. By 1882 Sperry was recognized as being one of America's electrical pioneers. He is primarily known as for his work with feedback devices and servomechanisms and as the founder in 1910 of t...

Forbes, Thomas C.

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