Elmer Sperry: Inventor and Engineer (Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology) [Hardcover]

Professor Thomas Parker Hughes (Author)

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Publication Date: August 1, 1971 | Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology

"Awarded the Dexter Prize of the Society for the History of Technology."

"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."

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"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

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• Hardcover: 368 pages
• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press (August 1, 1971)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801811333
• ISBN-13: 978-0801811333
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.9 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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4.0 out of 5 stars History of one of the all time "Great American Inventors", February 6, 2001

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Martyn Richard Jones "Martyn Richard Jones" (Cordoba, Spain) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Elmer Sperry: Inventor and Engineer (Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology) (Paperback)

This is the story of Elmer Sperry, inventor and engineer, who created the company which eventually included such famous names as Sperry Gyroscope, Sperry New Holland, Sperry Vickers, Sperry Marine, Remington and Sperry Rand and the technologically advanced makers of the first commercial computer, Sperry Univac.

For students interested in the historical backgrounds of some of the most influential hi tech companies of the 50s to the late 80's then this book is almost required reading.

Elmer Sperry was a quiet, understated and insightful genius and inventor whose influence has been felt by all who passed through the Univac school with their eyes wide open.

Regards,

Martyn R Jones