Jump to content

Elmer A. Sperry Award

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Elmer A. Sperry Award, named after the inventor and entrepreneur, is an American transportation engineering prize.

It has been given since 1955 for "a distinguished engineering contribution which, through application, proved in actual service, has advanced the art of transportation whether by land, sea, air, or space." The prize is given jointly by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Society of Automotive Engineers, Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (which administers it). The purpose of the award is to encourage progress in the engineering of transportation.

Recipients

[edit]

Source: Elmer A. Sperry award

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Honeywell's Don Bateman Named 2013 Recipient Of Elmer A. Sperry Award For Advancing Flight Safety". Honeywell. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Sperry Award" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Boeing 787-8 Development Team to Receive the 2015 Elmer A. Sperry Award". American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  4. ^ Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (February 21, 2017). "2016 Elmer A. Sperry Award - Harri Kulovaara". Vimeo.
  5. ^ "Exit interview' with Carlo Bozotti of STMicroelectronics".