Gyrocompass — A gyrocompass is similar to a gyroscope. It is a compass that finds true north by using an (electrically powered) fast spinning wheel and friction forces in order to exploit the rotation of the Earth. Gyrocompasses are widely used on ships. They… … Wikipedia
Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe — Hermann Franz Joseph Hubertus Maria Anschütz Kaempfe (1872 – 1931) was a German scientist and inventor. In his quest to navigate to the North Pole by submarine, he became interested in the concept of the gyrocompass. In 1905 he founded, with… … Wikipedia
T-26 variants — KhT 130 (OT 130) flame throwing tank displayed in Russian Kubinka Tank Museum. Actually this is a TU 26 teletank control vehicle with a dummy flame thrower. Main article: T 26 tank More than 50 different modifications and experimental vehicles… … Wikipedia
Elmer Ambrose Sperry — Infobox Engineer image size = 150px caption = PAGENAME name = PAGENAME nationality = United States birth date = October 12, 1860 birth place = Cortland, New York death date = June 16, 1930 death place = Brooklyn, New York education =Cornell… … Wikipedia
Gyroscope — A gyroscope is a device for measuring or maintaining orientation, based on the principles of angular momentum [ [http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/Gyroscope/ Gyroscope] by Sándor Kabai, The Wolfram Demonstrations Project.] [… … Wikipedia
Timeline of historic inventions — The timeline of historic inventions is a chronological list of particularly important or significant technological inventions. Note: Dates for inventions are often controversial. Inventions are often invented by several inventors around the same… … Wikipedia
Max Schuler — The German engineer (1882 – 1972)[1] Maximilian Schuler is best known for discovering the principle known as Schuler tuning which is fundamental to the operation of a gyrocompass or inertial guidance system that will be operated near the surface… … Wikipedia
Sperry Rand — Sperry Corporation (1910–1986) war ein großes amerikanisches Unternehmen, das unter anderem Elektronikartikel, Computer, Landmaschinen und Hydraulikausrüstungen herstellte. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Firmengeschichte 1.1 Anfänge 1.2 Sperry Rand 1.3 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Sperry Rand Corporation — Sperry Corporation (1910–1986) war ein großes amerikanisches Unternehmen, das unter anderem Elektronikartikel, Computer, Landmaschinen und Hydraulikausrüstungen herstellte. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Firmengeschichte 1.1 Anfänge 1.2 Sperry Rand 1.3 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Sperry Univac — Sperry Corporation (1910–1986) war ein großes amerikanisches Unternehmen, das unter anderem Elektronikartikel, Computer, Landmaschinen und Hydraulikausrüstungen herstellte. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Firmengeschichte 1.1 Anfänge 1.2 Sperry Rand 1.3 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Sperry Corporation — (1910–1986) war ein großes amerikanisches Unternehmen, das unter anderem Elektronikartikel, Computer, Landmaschinen und Hydraulikausrüstungen herstellte. Fabriksgebäude von Sperry in Brooklyn, New York Inhaltsverzeichnis … Deutsch Wikipedia