Sperry Corporation

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Sperry Corporation was a major American technology and defense contractor known for its innovations in electronics, navigation, and computing systems during the 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defense contractor ⓘ
defunct company ⓘ
technology company ⓘ
acquired Ford Instrument Company ⓘ
Remington Rand ⓘ
activeDuring Cold War ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
basedIn New York (state) ⓘ
linked to: New York State
country United States of America ⓘ
dateDissolved 1986 ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
foundedBy Elmer Ambrose Sperry ⓘ
headquartersLocation Lake Success, New York ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
inception 1910 ⓘ
industry aerospace ⓘ
computer hardware ⓘ
defense ⓘ
electronics ⓘ
keyPerson Elmer Ambrose Sperry ⓘ
Lawrence A. Skantze ⓘ
knownFor innovations in navigation technology ⓘ
mainframe computer systems ⓘ
military electronics ⓘ
majorCustomer United States Air Force ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
mergedInto Unisys ⓘ
mergedWith Burroughs Corporation ⓘ
notableFor development of aircraft navigation systems ⓘ
development of naval fire-control systems ⓘ
early commercial computing systems ⓘ
originalName Sperry Gyroscope Company ⓘ
linked to: Sperry Corporation
owns UNIVAC ⓘ
linked to: UNIVAC I
predecessor Sperry Gyroscope Company ⓘ
linked to: Sperry Corporation
product UNIVAC computers ⓘ
linked to: UNIVAC I

analog computers ⓘ
autopilot systems ⓘ
digital computers ⓘ
fire-control systems ⓘ
gyroscopic compasses ⓘ
inertial navigation systems ⓘ
radar systems ⓘ
subsidiary Sperry Flight Systems ⓘ
linked to: Sperry Corporation

Sperry Gyroscope Company ⓘ
linked to: Sperry Corporation

Sperry Marine ⓘ
linked to: Sperry Corporation

Sperry Rand ⓘ
linked to: Remington Rand
successor Unisys ⓘ

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Grace Hopper → employer → Sperry Corporation ⓘ
Remington Rand → mergedInto → Sperry Rand ⓘ
linked to: Sperry Corporation
Remington Rand → successor → Sperry Rand ⓘ
linked to: Sperry Corporation
Remington Rand → successor → Sperry Corporation ⓘ
Remington Rand → parentCompanyAfterMerger → Sperry Corporation ⓘ
Unisys → foundedBy → Sperry Corporation ⓘ
Unisys → formedByMergerOf → Sperry Corporation ⓘ
Unisys → hasPredecessor → Sperry Corporation ⓘ
Sperry Corporation → originalName → Sperry Gyroscope Company ⓘ
linked to: Sperry Corporation
Sperry Corporation → subsidiary → Sperry Gyroscope Company ⓘ
linked to: Sperry Corporation
Sperry Corporation → subsidiary → Sperry Flight Systems ⓘ
linked to: Sperry Corporation
Sperry Corporation → subsidiary → Sperry Marine ⓘ
linked to: Sperry Corporation
Sperry Corporation → predecessor → Sperry Gyroscope Company ⓘ
linked to: Sperry Corporation
Joseph Evans Sperry → familyName → Sperry ⓘ
linked to: Sperry Corporation
Unisys Corporation → foundedFromMergerOf → Sperry Corporation ⓘ
subject linked to: UIS
UNIVAC software environment → vendor → Sperry Rand ⓘ
linked to: Sperry Corporation
Grace Brewster Murray → employer → Sperry Corporation ⓘ
Elmer Ambrose Sperry → familyName → Sperry ⓘ
linked to: Sperry Corporation
Elmer Ambrose Sperry → founded → Sperry Gyroscope Company ⓘ
linked to: Sperry Corporation
Elmer Ambrose Sperry → founded → Sperry Electric Company ⓘ
linked to: Sperry Corporation
Elmer Ambrose Sperry → founded → Sperry Electric Mining Machine Company ⓘ
linked to: Sperry Corporation
Keleigh Sperry → familyName → Sperry ⓘ
linked to: Sperry Corporation
former Sperry Gyroscope Company plant → occupant → Sperry Gyroscope Company ⓘ
linked to: Sperry Corporation
former Sperry Gyroscope Company plant → ownedBy → Sperry Gyroscope Company ⓘ
linked to: Sperry Corporation
former Sperry Gyroscope Company plant → associatedWith → Sperry Gyroscope Company ⓘ
linked to: Sperry Corporation