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John J. Guarrera, IEEE President, 1974, owned his own business, which manufactured microwave components. He also taught at California State University – Northridge.

Biography

Born in Rochester, New York to Italian immigrant parents in 1922, John Guarrera discovered an early interest in electricity when he started re-wiring homes at the age of 12. He took his childhood fascination with him to MIT which he started attending at the age of 17 in electrical engineering, and where he worked at the Rad Lab on such programs as the Rosebud black box.

After graduating from MIT, Guarrera had various positions, including working for Bernard Rice’s Sons, Reeves Instrument, short teaching stints at NYU and City College in New York, Canoga working on tracking radars, Burton Industries with the Apollo Program, and even going into business for himself. Initially making microwave components, Guarrera’s business expanded, but eventually broke-up.

Afterward, Guarrera went to teach at California State University, Northridge. He was credited with saving Northridge from elimination in the 1970s when the California State University Chancellor's office considered eradicating the campus. He did so by rallying professional support for a College of Engineering and Computer Science at the campus; by strengthening ties with local industry and professional groups, Guarrera was able to demonstrate that Northridge served a unique purpose as part of California's web of universities. Guarrera retired from CSUN in 2004.

Guarrera was IEEE president in 1974.

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-== John Guarrera: Biography&nbsp;  ==
+{{Biography
+|Image=John Guarrera, front 1170.jpg
+|Birthdate=1922/03/04
+|Birthplace=Rochester, NY, USA
+|Death date=2006/12/07
+|Associated organizations=MIT
+|Abstract=owned his own business, which manufactured microwave components. He also taught at California State University – Northridge.
+|Organization=IEEE
+|StartYear=1974
+|Display name=John J. Guarrera
+}}
+[[Image:John Guarrera big grin 1171.jpg|thumb|right]]
-[[Image:John Guarrera big grin 1171.jpg|thumb|right]][[Image:John Guarrera 1451a.jpg|thumb|right]]Born: 4 March 1922
+[[Image:John Guarrera 1451a.jpg|thumb|right]]
-Died:&nbsp; 7 December 2006
+Born in Rochester, New York to Italian immigrant parents in 1922, John Guarrera discovered an early interest in electricity when he started re-wiring homes at the age of 12. He took his childhood fascination with him to MIT which he started attending at the age of 17 in electrical engineering, and where he worked at the [[MIT Rad Lab|Rad Lab]] on such programs as the Rosebud black box.
-Born in Rochester, New York to Italian immigrant parents in 1922, John Guarrera discovered an early interest in electricity when he started re-wiring homes at the age of 12. He took his childhood fascination with him to MIT which he started attending at the age of 17 in electrical engineering, and where he worked at the Rad Lab on such programs as the Rosebud black box.
+After graduating from MIT, Guarrera had various positions, including working for Bernard Rice’s Sons, Reeves Instrument, short teaching stints at NYU and City College in New York, Canoga working on tracking [[Radar|radars]], Burton Industries with the Apollo Program, and even going into business for himself. Initially making microwave components, Guarrera’s business expanded, but eventually broke-up.
-After graduating from MIT, Guarrera had various positions, including working for Bernard Rice’s Sons, Reeves Instrument, short teaching stints at NYU and City College in New York, Canoga working on tracking radars, Burton Industries with the Apollo Program, and even going into business for himself. Initially making microwave components, Guarrera’s business expanded, but eventually broke-up.
+Afterward, Guarrera went to teach at California State University, Northridge. He was credited with saving Northridge from elimination in the 1970s when the California State University Chancellor's office considered eradicating the campus.  He did so by rallying professional support for a College of Engineering and Computer Science at the campus; by strengthening ties with local industry and professional groups, Guarrera was able to demonstrate that Northridge served a unique purpose as part of California's web of universities.  Guarrera retired from CSUN in 2004.
-Afterward,&nbsp;Guarrera went to teach at California State University, Northridge.&nbsp;He was credited with saving Northridge from elimination in the 1970s when the California State University Chancellor's office considered&nbsp;eradicating the campus.&nbsp; He did so by rallying professional support for a College of Engineering and Computer Science at the campus; by strengthening ties with local industry and professional groups, Guarrera was able to demonstrate&nbsp;that Northridge&nbsp;served a unique purpose as part of California's web of universities.&nbsp; Guarrera retired from CSUN in 2004.
+Guarrera was [[Presidents of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)|IEEE president]] in 1974.
-Guarrera&nbsp;was [[Presidents of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)|IEEE president]] in 1974.
+== Further Reading ==
-See also [[Oral-History:John Guarrera|John Guarrera Oral History(1974)]]
+[[Oral-History:John Guarrera|John Guarrera Oral History(1974)]]
-[[Category:People_and_organizations]] [[Category:Engineers]]
+[[Category:People and organizations]]
+[[Category:Engineers]]
+[[Category:Governance]]
+[[Category:Radar]]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Guarrera}}