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In the United States: * Sperry, Iowa, community in Des Moines County * Sperry, Missouri *
Sperry, Oklahoma Sperry is a town in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,115 at the time of the 2020 census. It is primarily a bedroom community, since approximately 85 percent of the employed residents commute to work in Tulsa and other ...
, town in Tulsa County *
Sperry Chalet Sperry Chalet is located about seven miles east of Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The chalet was opened in 1914 by the Great Northern Railway and was a National Historic Landmark contributing property, be ...
, historic backcountry chalet, Glacier National Park, Montana *
Sperry Glacier Sperry Glacier is a glacier on the north slopes of Gunsight Mountain (Montana), Gunsight Mountain west of the Continental Divide of the Americas, Continental Divide in Glacier National Park (U.S.), Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Mon ...
, located in Glacier National Park in the state of Montana * William Miller Sperry Observatory or Sperry Observatory, an astronomical observatory owned by Union County College and operated by Amateur Astronomers, Incorporated on Union County College on their Cranford, New Jersey campus


Sperry Corporation

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Sperry Corporation Sperry Corporation was a major American equipment and electronics company whose existence spanned more than seven decades of the 20th century. Sperry ceased to exist in 1986 following a prolonged hostile takeover bid engineered by Burroughs ...
, a former American equipment and electronics manufacturer (1910–1986) **
Sperry Gyroscope Company Sperry Corporation was a major American equipment and electronics company whose existence spanned more than seven decades of the 20th century. Sperry ceased to exist in 1986 following a prolonged hostile takeover bid engineered by Burroughs ...
(1910–1933), founded by
Elmer Ambrose Sperry Elmer Ambrose Sperry Sr. (October 12, 1860 – June 16, 1930) was an American inventor and entrepreneur, most famous for construction, two years after Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe, of the gyrocompass and as founder of the Sperry Corporation, Sperry ...
***Lawrence Sperry Aircraft Company (1918–1924), founded by
Lawrence Sperry Lawrence Burst Sperry (21 December 1892, Chicago, Illinois, United States – December 13, 1923, English Channel) was an aviation pioneer who invented the autopilot and the artificial horizon. Biography Sperry was the third son of the gyroc ...
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Sperry Corporation Sperry Corporation was a major American equipment and electronics company whose existence spanned more than seven decades of the 20th century. Sperry ceased to exist in 1986 following a prolonged hostile takeover bid engineered by Burroughs ...
, 1933–1955 **
Sperry Rand Sperry Corporation was a major American equipment and electronics company whose existence spanned more than seven decades of the 20th century. Sperry ceased to exist in 1986 following a prolonged hostile takeover bid engineered by Burroughs ...
, 1955–1978 **
Sperry Corporation Sperry Corporation was a major American equipment and electronics company whose existence spanned more than seven decades of the 20th century. Sperry ceased to exist in 1986 following a prolonged hostile takeover bid engineered by Burroughs ...
, 1978–1986 *'' Honeywell v. Sperry Rand'', a landmark U.S. federal court case that in April 1973 invalidated the 1964 patent for the ENIAC


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Sperry Department Store Sperry may refer to: Places In the United States: * Sperry, Iowa, community in Des Moines County * Sperry, Missouri *Sperry, Oklahoma, town in Tulsa County * Sperry Chalet, historic backcountry chalet, Glacier National Park, Montana * Sperry Glaci ...
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Port Huron, Michigan Port Huron is a city in and seat of government of St. Clair County, Michigan, United States. The population was 28,983 at the 2020 census. The city is bordered on the west by Port Huron Township, but the two are administered autonomously. Po ...
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Sperry (surname) Sperry is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Armstrong Sperry (1897–1976), American author and illustrator * Brett Sperry (contemporary), American video game designer * Carlos A. Sperry, Democratic President of the West Virgini ...
* Sperry & Hutchinson, a brand of trading stamps *
Sperry Top-Sider Sperry or Sperry Top-Sider is an American brand of Boat shoes, boat shoe designed in 1935 by Paul A. Sperry. Sperrys, or Top-Siders, were the first boat shoes introduced into the boating and footwear markets. Until January 2024, the Sperry brand ...
, a brand of boat shoes *''
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry ''The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry'' is a 2009 Christian film, released to theaters on September 18, 2009. It was directed by Rich Christiano, and the majority of the film was filmed in Holley, New York, beginning August 18, 2007. The film premier ...
'', an American film released in 2009 * USS ''Charles S. Sperry'' (DD-697), a former US Navy destroyer * USS ''Sperry'' (AS-12), Fulton-class submarine tender in the United States Navy {{disambiguation, geo