Background
Thomas, Paul Denis was born on October 9, 1935 in Pueblo, Colorado, United States. Son of Paul Albert and Mary Louise (Klintz) Thomas.
Thomas, Paul Denis was born on October 9, 1935 in Pueblo, Colorado, United States. Son of Paul Albert and Mary Louise (Klintz) Thomas.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering with honors, University of California at Los Angeles, 1957; Master of Science in Engineering, University of California at Los Angeles, 1958; postgraduate, Stanford University, 1959-1960.
Teaching assistant, University of California at Los Angeles, West Los Angeles, 1956-1957; thermodynamics engineer, General Dynamics/Convair, Pomona, California, 1957; senior thermodynamicist, Lockheed Research Laboratory, Palo Alto, California, 1958-1961; senior scientist, Lockheed Research Laboratory, Palo Alto, California, 1962-1963; research scientist, Lockheed Research Laboratory, Palo Alto, California, 1964-1967; staff scientist, Lockheed Research Laboratory, Palo Alto, California, 1968-1982; senior staff scientist, Lockheed Research and Development Division, Palo Alto, since 1983. Consultant Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio, 1989, Corvus Research, Vienna, Virginia, 1988-1989, McGraw-Hill, Dayton, Ohio, 1976-1980.
Active American Youth Soccer Organisation, Los Altos, California, 1974-1989. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate. Member fluid dynamics technical committee 1989-1992), Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Eta Sigma.
Married Anne Geraldine Girimonte, June 5, 1965 (divorced October 1991). Children: Paul Denis, Christian Joseph, Elizabeth Anne.