Online Before the Internet: Early Pioneers Tell Their Stories, Part 5: On the Road to LexisNexis

Reference Type Journal Article
Year of Publication
2004
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Volume
12
Pagination
40-49
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Abstract
This installment focuses on Richard (Dick) Giering, who was instrumental in developing, from 1967-­1978, the "underlying basic technology" that ultimately enabled Lexis and Nexis. On September 10, 2003, Susanne Bjørner met with Mr. Giering at his summer home in Libertyville, Illinois, for an in-depth interview. Part 1 of Mr. Giering's story follows.