Background
Paul Collard was born in Weston-Super-Mare, England, to Roy and Margaret Collard.
Paul Collard was born in Weston-Super-Mare, England, to Roy and Margaret Collard.
He went to the Weston-super-Mare Grammar School for Boys, and later graduated from University of Sussex with a degree in applied physics where he met his future wife.
While working at the University of Chicago"s Computation Center, Paul joined up with Casey Cowell, Stephen Muka, Stan Metcalf, and Tom Rossen to form United States. Robotics. Paul began designing modems using the digital Design skills he learned at the University of Sussex. Paul left United States. Robotics in 1987.
After attending a lecture at the University of Chicago on solar power, Paul left to start a solar power company using Roland Winston"s non-imaging optics to build concentrator solar electric panels.