Timeline
A career in milestones
A chronological path through Paul's career. Each entry carries its verification status openly — some are fully documented, others are still being confirmed.
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1968
"Underwater Cities: Homes of the Future"
Independent
As a high-school student, Paul builds an ambitious International Science Fair project imagining how people might live beneath the sea.
Probable -
1974
Experiments in holography at the University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The Sioux City Journal documents Paul and fellow KU senior Barney Wages making holograms — "laser-beam photography" — his earliest known work with lasers.
Documented -
1980s
Director of Entertainment, ShowBiz Pizza Place
ShowBiz Pizza Place
Paul directs entertainment technology and programming at ShowBiz — audio, video, LaserDisc, lighting, and animatronics — and works on Cyberstar and the Yogi Bear test shows.
Community history -
1992
U.S. Patent 5,136,426 — Laser Projection Apparatus
Advanced Laser Projection
Paul's foundational laser projection patent, with Richard Pease, is issued — on the birthday of his wife, Elaine.
Documented -
1994
U.S. Patent 5,365,288 — Image Mover
Advanced Laser Projection
A second patent, with Lloyd Cross and Duane Dewald, for an optical system that moves and repositions a projected image.
Documented -
1996
Linden Laser Systems
Linden Laser Systems
Paul continues and commercializes his work — the ProFX and Taurus imagers, the Stingray II projector, holography, and custom installations for clients worldwide.
Documented