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Serson's Speculum
GyroscopesThe "serson's speculum" sextant is tested and used for navigation on foggy days on the see. It used the light of the sun to find the true horizon. First gyroscope even if it is not called that. -
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Anouncement
GyroscopesSearson's Speculum is announced in "The Gentlemen's Magazine." -
Johann Bohnenberger
WikiIn 1817 Johann Bohnenberger invented the first gyroscope. At the time he refered to it as "the machine." It was basicly a rotating sphere. -
Walter R. Johnson
JohnsonIn 1832 Walter R. Johnson created his own gyroscope that used a rotating disk instead of a sphere. -
Edward Sang
Gyroscopes Dr. Edward Sang of Scotland designs an experiment using a gyroscope and pitches the idea to the Royal Scottish Society of Arts. -
Jean Bernard Leon Foucault
Gyrosocpes Foucault first uses the name gyroscope and was credited with it's discovery. -
Julius Plucker
gyroscopes Julius Plucker and Friedrick Fessle creat a gyroscope that used gravitational torque to allow it to rotate around a centered base. -
Electricity
Wiki The invention of the electric motor alowed the gyroscope to spin indefinantly which would lead to the invention of the "gyrocompass." -
M. Obry
Gyroscopes M. Obry's gyroscope pattent sold to the Whitehead Torpedo Works Fiume. -
H. Anschütz-Kaempfe
GyroscopeH. Anschütz-Kaempfe pattented a "gyrocompass" gor ships to use for navigation. -
Herr Otto Schlick
Gyrosopes Herr Otto Schlick carries out gyrostabalizer experiments on the "Sea Bar" torpedo boat. -
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Elmer A. Sperry
Gyroscopes The first autopilot for aircrafts is built by Elmer A. Sperry using gyroscopes. -
America
Gyroscopes Sperry starts selling gyrocompasses in the U.S. -
Gyrostabalizer
Gyroscopes The Sperry corporation instals first gyrostabalizer to stop capsizing of ships. -
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Autopilot
Gyroscopes Anschutz company installs first autopilot for ships. -
Chandler
Wiki The Chandler company developes a toy gyroscope that is powered by a string. The toy was produced by Chandler until 1982 when they were bought out by TEDCO who still makes the toy. -
Fiber optics
gyroscopes The first fibre optic gyroscope was invented. -
Wii motion plus
Wiki The Wii motion plus is released with a gyroscope and acceleramiter to help detect movement.
