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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Example Sentences

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

From BBC

There’s a reason a cooked J. Crew polo and slowly decaying Sperry Top Siders will always look good.

From Los Angeles Times

“High school was Sperrys, khakis and a school polo,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

“I don’t think that there is any public benefit for this land being given to this project. There’s certainly not anything that I can see that is good about it,” Sperry said.

From Seattle Times

Some had traveled from as far as Florida to purchase artwork by Chuck Sperry, famed for his art nouveau-style concert posters for bands like Pearl Jam and The Who.

From Seattle Times