Thomas Parke Hughes: Elmer Sperry

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Beschreibung

A major American inventor who obtained more than 350 patents during his lifetime, Elmer Sperry contributed greatly to the momentous technological changes that occurred between 1880 and 1930. Best known for the Sperry gyrocompass and automatic pilot, his inventions included arc-light systems, mining machinery, electric automobiles and streetcars, and electrochemical processes. A characteristic of his various inventions was feedback control, which has made automation a fact of life. Richly illustrated with 149 photographs and line drawings, the first full-length biography now returns to print in a paperback edition.

Über den Autor

Thomas P. Hughes is professor of the history of modern science and technology at the University of Pennsylvania and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His books include Changing Attitudes toward American Technology and Networks of Power: Electrification in Western Society, 1880-1930.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	1993
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13:	9780801847561
ISBN-10:	0801847567
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Hughes, Thomas Parke
Zusammengestellt:	Hughes, Thomas Parke
Hersteller:	Johns Hopkins University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	254 x 203 x 20 mm
Von/Mit:	Thomas Parke Hughes
Erscheinungsdatum:	19.11.1993
Gewicht:	0,801 kg