Hewitt-Sperry Automatic Airplane for eight years, and yet Sperry became intrigued with the concept of applying radio control to them. He realized that for radio control to be effective, automatic stabilization would be essential, so he decided to adapt his naval gyro-stabilizers (which he had developed for destroyers). In 1913, the Navy provided a flying boat to test and evaluate the gyro-based autopilot. Sperry's son Lawrence served as an engineer during the test phase. In 1914, Lawrence Sperry was in Europe and observed the developing techniques of aerial warfare, including the use of aircraft. In 1916, the two Sperrys joined Peter Hewitt, an
The Invention of Lying to feel heavy, cruel." The film opened at #5 with US$7,027,472 behind "Zombieland", "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" in its third weekend, the "Toy Story"/"Toy Story 2" 3-D double feature, and "Surrogates" in its second weekend. The film has grossed US$18,451,251 in the United States, and US$13,955,256 internationally, with a worldwide gross of US$32,406,507. The Invention of Lying The Invention of Lying is a 2009 American fantasy romantic comedy film written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson (in their directorial debuts). The film stars Gervais as the first human with the ability to lie in a world