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Norden, Carl Lucas

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Norden, Carl Lucas (1880-1965)

Mechanical engineer. Known for contributions to military hardware, in 1927 he produced the first Norden bombsight, which allowed precision bombing. He also developed the first gyrostabilizing equipment for US ships (1911).

Norden was born in Semarang, Java. He emigrated to the USA from Switzerland in 1904. He worked for Sperry Gyroscope (1911-17) but formed his own company in 1915.
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