Elmer Sperry: Inventor and Engineer

by Thomas P. Hughes

Book Overview

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 & #96;questionable' nature of traditional accounts of invention than all of the theoretical arguments of the past few years combined."-- Technology and Culture. Softshell Books.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801811333
• ISBN13: 9780801811333
• Release Date: August 1971
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.

Customer Reviews

History of one of the all time "Great American Inventors"

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