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Tom Moran is a writer, teacher, and engineer. He graduated from California State Polytechnic University, received a masters degree in mechanical engineering from California State University Long Beach and did additional graduate study at the University of Southern California. He worked for Cal Tech at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Xerox Electro Optical Systems, Rockwell's North American Aviation, McDonnell Douglas Aviation and G&H Technology. He taught writing in evening classes at Los Angeles Harbor College from 1989 to 1995 and Cal State University Dominquez Hills from 1990 to 1995. In 1995 he began teaching full-time at Rochester Institute of Technology in upstate New York and retired as professor emeritus from the Center for Multidisciplinary Studies (Now the School of Individualized Study) in 2015. He currently lives and writes on Florida's east coast with his wife, the artist Marilyn Groch.






LERNER PUBLICATIONS

LERNER PUBLICATIONS

Ten books on sports, family life in Mexico and Ireland, and the U.S. Army written for young readers and published by Lerner, all amply illustrated with color and black and white photography.

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FANTASY BY THE SEA

FANTASY BY THE SEA

Fantasy By the Sea, a popular photo history of unquestionably Southern California's most eccentric beach community, Venice.

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LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Los Angeles International Airport vividly tells the story of the barnstormers, pylon racers, WW II fighter planes and super sonic transports that took off and landed at what would become one of the world's busiest commercial airports.

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THE PHOTO ESSAY

THE PHOTO ESSAY

The Photo Essay uses the methods and images of two renown photographers, Paul Fusco and Will McBride, to explain a form used in magazines around the world.

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JOURNALISM

JOURNALISM

An introduction to my start in journalism and my work as a feature writer, essayist, columnist and editor for newspapers and magazines.

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LITERARY MAGAZINES

LITERARY MAGAZINES

A partial listing of my essays, creative non-fiction pieces and short stories that have appeared in literary magazines and collections.

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IEEE USA

IEEE USA

Five E-books on engineers and writing that were published by IEEE USA.

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TECHNICAL ARTICLES AND ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS

TECHNICAL ARTICLES AND ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS

A listing of technical publications and presentations on engineering and professional technical communication.

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