Richard Canning

Updated: 12/30/2019 by Computer Hope
Richard Canning

Name: Richard (Dick) G. Canning

Born: December 1918

Death: September 21, 2010 (Age: 91)

Computer-related contributions

  • Initial electronic data processing pioneer.
  • Founder of a world wide known technology newsletter, EDP Analyzer (a monthly computer field newsletter with over 100 different countries subscribing).

Significant publications

  • So You Are Thinking about a Small Business Computer (1982).
  • Computer applications : a short course for non-EDP managers (1976).
  • A manager's guide to computer processing (1967).
  • Electronic Data Processing for Business and Industry (1956).
  • Installing electronic data processing systems (1957).
  • Production control through electronic data processing; a case study (1954).