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.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Sperry Corporation canonical 6
Sperry Gyroscope Company 3
Sperry Rand 2

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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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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