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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 Corporation, which merged the combined operation under the new name Unisys. Some of Sperry's former divisions…

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Founded
1910; 116 years ago (1910) in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Industry
Aerospace · Arms · Electronics · Information Technology
Headquarters
Lake Success, New York, U.S
Defunct
September 16, 1986 (1986-09-16)
Fate
Merged with Burroughs Corporation
Founder
Elmer Ambrose Sperry

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related to history · 31
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related to Burroughs takeover · 30
Sperry Corporation → Also, Burroughs, Burroughs Corporation, Burroughs Corporation CEO, Certain, Fiat, Ford Motor Company, Ford-New Holland, Honeywell, Lockheed Martin, Loral, Michael Blumenthal, New Holland Agriculture, New Holland Construction, New Holland Machine Company, Northrop Grumman, On September, Secretary, Sperry, Sperry Aerospace Group
related to External links · 21
Sperry Corporation → Advertising, Director Firing Handbook, Division, Engineering Research Associates, ERA, Gun, Gyroscope Company Ltd, Hagley Museum, HMS Dreadnought, Library, LibrarySperry Gyroscope Company Division, LibrarySperry Rand Corporation, LibrarySperry-UNIVAC, Mark, Pocket, Remington Rand Division, Sales Promotion Department, Stonehouse Glos UKSperry Corporation, Univac Division, UNIVAC Division Photograph Collection
Industry · 4
Sperry Corporation → Aerospace, Arms, Electronics, Information Technology
Key people · 4
Sperry Corporation → Hannibal Ford, Harry Franklin Vickers, James E. Webb, Thomas A. Morgan
Defunct · 1
Sperry Corporation → September 16, 1986 (1986-09-16)
Fate · 1
Sperry Corporation → Merged with Burroughs Corporation
Founded · 1
Sperry Corporation → 1910; 116 years ago (1910) in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Founder · 1
Sperry Corporation → Elmer Ambrose Sperry
Headquarters · 1
Sperry Corporation → Lake Success, New York, U.S

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Sperry CorporationDefunctSeptember 16, 1986 (1986-09-16)1.00infobox
Sperry CorporationFateMerged with Burroughs Corporation1.00infobox
Sperry CorporationFounded1910; 116 years ago (1910) in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.1.00infobox
Sperry CorporationFounderElmer Ambrose Sperry1.00infobox
Sperry CorporationHeadquartersLake Success, New York, U.S1.00infobox
Sperry CorporationIndustryAerospace1.00infobox
Sperry CorporationIndustryArms1.00infobox
Sperry CorporationIndustryElectronics1.00infobox
Sperry CorporationIndustryInformation Technology1.00infobox
Sperry CorporationKey peopleThomas A. Morgan1.00infobox
Sperry CorporationKey peopleHarry Franklin Vickers1.00infobox
Sperry CorporationKey peopleHannibal Ford1.00infobox
Sperry CorporationKey peopleJames E. Webb1.00infobox
Sperry CorporationParentNorth American Aviation (1929–1933)1.00infobox
Sperry CorporationSubsidiariesAircraft Radio Corporation1.00infobox
Sperry CorporationSuccessorUnisys1.00infobox

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