[4][5] Inspired by a conversation with their girlfriends on an evening drive, Wavering and Lear worked on a car radio prototype.
[7] In 1932, Paul Galvin selected Wavering to lead Motorola's car radio and police two-way communications businesses.
[2][4][8] In the 1950s, Wavering presented a concept car that included an alternator, a 12-volt battery, electronic ignition, and computerized control.
[5] During World War II, Wavering led a national effort to produce artificial quartz out of silica sand for use in radio and radar.
[4] Wavering led the effort to produce radios for NASA's Lunar rover in the Apollo missions.
[2][4] Wavering met Vera Deremiah, a teacher from St. Louis, Missouri, on a sales trip and they married on June 25, 1935.