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name: John J. Geoghegan
about: Mr. Geoghegan is author of the memoir, "Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow: A True Story of Love, Hearing Loss, Heartbreak and Redemption," which recounts what happens when a seemingly successful husband, father and business exec suddenly loses his hearing over night.Mr. Geoghegan is also author of “Operation Storm: Japan’s Top Secret Submarines and Its Plan to Change the Course of WWII,” (Crown, 2013), which "The Wall Street Journal" called, "a fascinating, meticulously researched and deft account.""Operation Storm" grew out of a cover story Mr. Geoghegan wrote about Japan's I-400 subs for "Aviation History" magazine. His article also served as the basis for the PBS documentary, "Japanese SuperSub," on which Mr. Geoghegan served as Technical Consul Mr. Geoghegan is author of the memoir, "Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow: A True Story of Love, Hearing Loss, Heartbreak and Redemption," which recounts what happens when a seemingly successful husband, father and business exec suddenly loses his hearing over night.Mr. Geoghegan is also author of “Operation Storm: Japan’s Top Secret Submarines and Its Plan to Change the Course of WWII,” (Crown, 2013), which "The Wall Street Journal" called, "a fascinating, meticulously researched and deft account.""Operation Storm" grew out of a cover story Mr. Geoghegan wrote about Japan's I-400 subs for "Aviation History" magazine. His article also served as the basis for the PBS documentary, "Japanese SuperSub," on which Mr. Geoghegan served as Technical Consultant and writer. "Japanese SuperSub" was produced by PBS-TV, National Geographic International, and Britain’s Channel Five, and continues to be rebroadcast in the U.S., Great Britain, Europe and Japan. The "New York Times called" it, “consistently...fascinating history.”Additionally, Mr. Geoghegan specializes in reporting on unusual inventions that fail in the marketplace despite their innovative nature. His articles about White Elephant Technology (WETech) have appeared in the "New York Times" Science section, WIRED, "Smithsonian Air &amp; Space," "Popular Science," "Sail," and the "San Francisco Chronicle" Sunday Magazine among other publications.Mr. Geoghegan began his career as a Special Correspondent for the "New York Times," and worked for "Connecticut" magazine where he wrote about Connecticut's defense and aerospace industries.Currently, Mr. Geoghegan is Director of The SILOE Research Institute's Archival Division in Marin County, California. ...more