Michael B. Paulkovich

Michael B. Paulkovich is columnist for American Atheist Magazine, a print and online resource for atheism, religion and politics. He is also a frequent contributor to Free Inquiry and contributing editor for The American Rationalist. Paulkovich is an inventor and space systems engineer for NASA.

Early life

Paulkovich was born in Washington, DC and grew up in Maryland. He completed his Bachelor of Science in Engineering at the University of Maryland. While in college, Paulkovich developed his first invention, the melodic telephone ringer and published it in Popular Electronics.

Career

While at NASA he contributed to the Cassini–Huygens mission, the CONTOUR spacecraft, and development of the James Webb Space Telescope. In 2011 he was asked to be columnist for American Atheist Magazine, and then contributing editor for The American Rationalist. He has written for Humanist Perspectives magazine, Popular Electronics , Journal of Applied Fire Science, and Science.

Inventions

• Fire extinguishing system for large structures, U.S. pat. no. 7,048,068,
• Asset protection system and method, US pat. appl. 20080074262
• Laser sight, US pat. appl. 20050086847
• Melodic Telephone Ringer

Books

• Beyond the Crusades: Christianity's Lies, Laws and Legacy with foreword by Robert M. Price (Cranford: American Atheist Press, 2016)
• No Meek Messiah (Annapolis: Spillix, 2012)