Sperry

American  

[sper-ee] / ˈspɛr i /

noun

1. Elmer Ambrose, 1860–1930, U.S. inventor and manufacturer.

2. Roger Wolcott, 1913–94, U.S. neurobiologist: Nobel Prize 1981.

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Sperry Scientific  

/ spĕr′ē /

1. American neurobiologist who pioneered the behavioral investigation of “split-brain” animals and humans, establishing that each hemisphere of the brain controls specific higher functions. He shared with American neurophysiologist David H. Hubel and Swedish neurophysiologist Torsten N. Wiesel the 1981 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine.

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Sperry

The department said the on- and off-ramps on the 5 Freeway at Sperry Avenue were closed and were expected to remain so for the rest of the day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026

"When you try to silence a voice like this, they don't go away - you only amplify it," sophomore Scott Sperry said.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2025

In 1976, Warashina married Sperry, and they lived and worked together in their Eastlake studio until his death in 1998.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2023

In 1969, after jobs at Sperry Gyroscope Co. and IBM, he joined the Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology, where he worked on software policy and served on the U.S.

From New York Times ● May 5, 2023

The financial success was due very largely to the State treasurer, Mrs. Austin Sperry.

From The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years by Harper, Ida Husted