Dr. David R. Canright, Mathematician

When I was growing up my family would be the only Canrights in town.  When the internet spread I was able to discover other Canrights.  I noticed a fair number were involved with mathematics or engineering.  I was pleased to run across David Ralph Canright on the internet.  I have pulled together some of the data about David R. Canright that is available on the internet to share this with other Canrights who are interested in family members.

David Canright got a bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from UCLA.  Then he got a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from U.C. Berkeley.  Dr. Canright taught at Northwestern University before becoming a mathematics professor at the Naval Postgraduate School.

Here is his Curriculum Vitae from the internet:  http://faculty.nps.edu/drcanrig/cv.pdf
Here is his web page from the Naval Postgraduate School:  http://faculty.nps.edu/drcanrig/
Here is his personal web page, largely related to his interests in music:   https://sites.google.com/site/davidrcanright/

He is mentioned in this pdf

Mathematica Militaris

VOLUME 20 ISSUE 1 SUMMER 2011

http://www.westpoint.edu/math/Mathematica%20Militaris/v20_issue1.pdf

from Westpoint.  There is an article, The History of Mathematics at the Naval Postgraduate School by Dr. Carlos F. Borges (NPS), within this PDF and Dr. Canright is briefly mentioned.


I have a bachelor's in Mathematics and a bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering, so I felt an affinity for Dr. Canright.  I thought about getting a doctorate, but decided to change fields and get a master's in Electrical Engineering instead.

It is a pleasure to me to know there are other Canrights around the country.  If you are a Canright, I hope you enjoyed learning about another Canright.

Robert

Strange book: REAL AMERICAN, A Memoir, by Julie Lythcott-Haims

I just read a book review, A Journey of Belonging by Jenna Wortham, New York Times Book Review, Nov. 17, 2017.  The review is of REAL AMERICAN, A Memoir, by Julie Lythcott-Haims.  The book is about how Ms. Lythcott-Haims feels about being bi-racial.

My impression from the book review is that going to Stanford ruined her happiness.  Her feelings metamorphosed into palpable anger and resentment as an undergraduate at Stanford University.  As a reward for becoming dutifully angry, Stanford made her dean of freshmen.  It seems to me that Stanford drove her crazy.  She got the imprimatur from Stanford, but at the cost of her happiness and peace of mind.