Background
Porter, Roland Guyer was born on June 9, 1894 in South Norwalk, Connecticut, United States. Son of William Lovett and Ella Cook (Guyer) Porter.
Porter, Roland Guyer was born on June 9, 1894 in South Norwalk, Connecticut, United States. Son of William Lovett and Ella Cook (Guyer) Porter.
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Northeastern University, 1918. Master of Science, Harvard Graduate School of Engineering, 1932.
1 son, Robert Guyer. Commercial radio operator Marconi Company of America at Sea, 1913-1914. Student apprentice standardizing and testing department, Boston Edison Company, 1914-1916. Instructor mathematics and physics, Northeastern University, 1919-1920, instructor electrical engineering, 1920-1923, assistant professor, 1923-1929, associate professor, 1929-1937.
Professor and head electrical engineering department, since 1937.
Member school committee, Beverly, Massachusetts, 1937-1941. Served as ensign United States Naval Reserve Force, 1st class radio electrician, chief radio electrician, radio gunner, June 1917-April 1919. Fellow American Institute Electrical
Engineers (past chairman Boston section.
Member national student branch committee, since 1948. Member Institute Radio Engineers (past secretary-treasurer Boston section.
Club: North Shore Harvard.
Married Mildred Claire Plummer, June 18, 1921.