Paul Milford Muller FRAS (1937–2013) was an American aerospace engineer, fiction author, and the co-founder of Sage Group, the United Kingdom's largest software business.
Paul Milford Muller | |
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| Born | September 30, 1937[1] Los Angeles, California, US |
| Died | May 28, 2013 (aged 75) (death announced on this date) Tak Province, Thailand |
| Occupation(s) | Author Businessman Aerospace engineering |
| Known for | Sage Group |
| Awards | Magellanic Premium FRAS |
Early life and education
editMuller was born on September 30, 1937, in Los Angeles, California.[2] Muller studied mathematics and history at California State University and later was awarded a PhD in physics: astronomy & planetary science by Newcastle University in 1975.[2] This PhD work was published as a book, An analysis of the ancient astronomical observations with the implications for geophysics and cosmology.[3] In 1963 Muller became a high school teacher of Mathematics in California.[1]
Scientific career
editMuller worked for NASA at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory between 1966 and 1977 and was as a senior member of the Apollo navigation team.[4] In 1971 Muller was awarded the Magellanic Premium award along with William L. Sjogren the for their discovery of mass concentrations in the moon's ringed basins.[5][6] In 1970 Muller was made a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, proposed by Harold Urey.[1]
Later career
editIn the early 1980s, Muller co-founded the business software company Sage Group along with David Goldman and Graham Wylie in Newcastle upon Tyne, England while he was a computer science lecturer at Newcastle University.[7] Muller left Sage in late 1985 following a dispute with fellow shareholders and took legal action against them and the company in the following years.[8] After leaving Sage Muller returned to the United States.[9]
In later life Muller lived in Mae Sot, Thailand and became an author of fiction novels having three books published by Club Lighthouse in 2012; Suicide Inc., Flight of the Marbles and The Circle of Ouroboros.[10] He also co-founded the Aarau Literary Agency in 2001.[1]
Death
editMuller was found dead inside a house in Tak Province, Thailand in late May 2013, aged 75.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Curriculum Vitae — Paul Milford Muller". Aaraulit Agency. Archived from the original on August 23, 2012.
- ^ a b "About Me". Paul M Muller, PhD. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012.
- ^ Muller, Paul (1975). An analysis of the ancient astronomical observations with the implications for geophysics and cosmology.
- ^ "My NASA Days". Paul M Muller, PhD. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013.
- ^ "The Magellanic Premium of the American Philosophical Society - Prize Recipients". American Philosophical Society. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
- ^ "JPL Engineer Awarded Magellanic Premium Award". NASA/JPL. May 1, 1984. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
- ^ "Sage really knows its onions". The Scotsman. October 27, 2000. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
- ^ Muller and Another v Linsley and Mortimer, England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division), November 1994
- ^ "Why Sagesoft is short of space". Newcastle upon Tyne: The Journal. 16 April 1986. p. 19.
- ^ "Paul M Muller Author Bio and Books". Club Lighthouse Publishing. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
- ^ "Ex-Nasa American found dead in Tak". Bangkok Post. May 28, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2019.