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