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Elmer Sperry : Inventor and Engineer, Paperback by Hughes, Thomas Parke, Bran...
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- Book Title
- Elmer Sperry : Inventor and Engineer
- ISBN
- 9780801847561
- Subject Area
- Biography & Autobiography, Technology & Engineering
- Publication Name
- Elmer Sperry : Inventor and Engineer
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Item Length
- 10.9 in
- Subject
- Inventions, History, Science & Technology
- Publication Year
- 1993
- Series
- Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Item Weight
- 30.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 8.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 368 Pages
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Awarded the Dexter Prize of the Society for the History of Technology A major Amercan inventor who obtained more than 350 patents during his lifetime, Elmer Sperry contributed greatly to the momentous technological changes that occured between 1880 and 1930. Best known for the Sperry gyrocompass and automatic pilot, his inventions included arc-light systems, mining machinery, electric automobiles and streetcars, and electrochemical processess. Characteristic of his various inventions were feedback controls that have made automation a fact of life. Richly illustrated with 149 photographs and line drawings, the first full-length biography now returns to print in a paperback edition.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-10
0801847567
ISBN-13
9780801847561
eBay Product ID (ePID)
154390910
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Elmer Sperry : Inventor and Engineer
Publication Year
1993
Subject
Inventions, History, Science & Technology
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Biography & Autobiography, Technology & Engineering
Series
Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
30.5 Oz
Item Length
10.9 in
Item Width
8.2 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
71-110373
Dewey Edition
20
Reviews
Superb... In this careful study of a single inventor, Hughes has done more to demonstrate the 'questionable' nature of traditional accounts of invention than all of the theoretical arguments of the past few years combined., ""Superb... In this careful study of a single inventor, Hughes has done more to demonstrate the 'questionable' nature of traditional accounts of invention than all of the theoretical arguments of the past few years combined."", "Superb... In this careful study of a single inventor, Hughes has done more to demonstrate the 'questionable' nature of traditional accounts of invention than all of the theoretical arguments of the past few years combined."-- Technology and Culture
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
620.0092
Table of Content
Preface Introduction 1. The Cultivation of an Inventor 2. Chicago: The Maturing of an Inventor 3. The Inventor-Entrpreneur 4. The Gyrostabilizer: A Very Powerful Fulcrum in Space 5. Harnessing the Rotation of the Earth: TheGyrocompass 6. Organized Experimentation and Development: The Sperry Gyroscope Company 7. A Beast of Burden Obsessed with motion: Stabilizing the Airplane 8. Brainmill for the Military 9. The Assumption of Leadership: The Naval Consulting Board and the Aerial Torpedo 10. Fulfillment and Legacy Appendix A: Elmer Sperry Patent Applications Maturing as Patents Appendix B: Engineering and Scientific Papers of Elmer Sperry Index
Copyright Date
1972
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