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Paul R. Hill
Paul Richard Hill (1909–1990) was a renowned 〔Archives of American Aerospace Exploration, Paul R. Hill Special Collection, MS2010-068; http://spec.lib.vt.edu/aerosp/aerospgd/hill.htm〕 mid–twentieth-century American aerodynamicist. He was a leading research and development engineer and manager for NASA (National Aeronautical and Space Administration) and its predecessor, NACA (the National Advisory Council for Aeronautics) between 1939 and 1970, retiring as Associate Chief, Applied Materials and Physics Division at the NASA Langley Research Centre.〔〔Hansen, J. R., 1986, Engineer in Charge, NASA, p417, http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4305/〕 He is arguably most widely known today as the author of 'Unconventional Flying Objects: a Scientific Analysis'.〔Hill, P. R., 1995, Unconventional Flying Objects: a Scientific Analysis, Hampton Roads Publishing Company Inc., Charlotsville, VA. ISBN 1-57174-027-9〕
==Background==
Hill was born in Odebolt, Iowa in February 1909.〔Obituary of Paul Richard Hill, Hampton Roads (VA) Daily Press - Apr 12, 1990.〕 After graduating with a B.S. in mechanical engineering from University of California, Berkeley in 1936 he was Professor of Aeronautics at the Polytechnic College of Engineering in Oakland, California for three years before joining the National Advisory Committee of Aeronautics (NACA) in 1939. He continued to work in a range of senior R&D management roles when NACA became the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1958 at the NASA Langley Research Center.〔 Hill was married to Frances Hoback Hill (d. 1999). They had one daughter, Julie M. Hill.〔 Paul Richard Hill died on April 9, 1990 in the James River Regional Convalescent Centre, Newport News, Virginia, USA.〔
The Paul R Hill Special Collection is held by the Archives of American Aerospace.〔 He was awarded NASA's Exceptional Service Medal in 1969.〔SP-4012 NASA Historical Data Book: Volume IV, Appendix A: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Honor Awards. http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4012/vol4/appa.htm〕 This award was "… granted for significant achievement or service characterized by unusual initiative or creative ability that clearly demonstrates substantial improvement in engineering, space flight, or space-related endeavors which contribute to NASA programs".〔 In 1970 Hill received a citation for outstanding scientific leadership for "directing research applicable to space laboratories and other spacecraft."〔
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