Definitions of Sperry
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United States engineer and inventor of the gyrocompass (1860-1930)
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synonyms:
Elmer Ambrose Sperry
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example of:
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applied scientist, engineer, technologist
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
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artificer, discoverer, inventor
someone who is the first to think of or make something
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applied scientist, engineer, technologist
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