Richard E. Morley, known as Dick Morley, was an American inventor who lived from 1932 to 2017 and who was considered one of the fathers of the programmable logic controller. He was involved with the production of the first such controller, the Modicon, built for General Motors at Bedford and Associates in 1968. The Modicon brand is now owned by Schneider Electric. The controller has been recognized as a significant advancement in the practice of automation and has had an important influence on manufacturing. He was born in Clinton, Massachusetts, and attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology but dropped out before graduating.
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Richard E. Morley (December 1, 1932, October 17, 2017) was an American inventor who was considered one of the "fathers" of the programmable logic controller (PLC).
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Dick Morley is credited with having invented the first PLC, the Modicon 084, for General Motors in 1968.
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