| Title: |
Richard G. Canning
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| Local code: |
OH 338
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Charles Babbage Institute
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| Collection: |
Charles Babbage Institute Oral History Program
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| Description: |
In this oral history Richard Canning begins by discussing his work at IBM on computer reliability, and his research and publishing in the field of operations research. The majority of the interview focuses on his role as an early data processing management consultant in the 1950s and early 1960s, and his founding, and leadership on EDP Analyzer, an influential publication offering guidance to corporate data processing managers.
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| Extent: |
47 pages
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| URL: |
http://www.cbi.umn.edu/oh/pdf.phtml?id=304
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 2002 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Canning, Richard G.
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker occupation: |
Electrical engineer
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| Document location: |
Vista, CA
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| Document date: |
23-Aug-2002
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| Interviewer: |
Yost, Jeffrey
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Computer software; Electric engineering; Engineering; Information technology; North America; Oral history; Software engineering; United States
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0023917-25454
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