He has also done preproduction concepts, consultation and matte art for David Lynch, George Miller, John Ellis, UFO Films and James Cameron. Postal Service and has been a production illustrator for motion pictures, notably Dune and Total Recall. The Dream Machines, a comprehensive 744-page history of manned spacecraft, was nominated for the prestigious IAF Manuscript Award and won the Booklist Editor's Choice Award.Īs an artist, Miller has designed a set of ten commemorative stamps for the U.S. Miller is also considered an authority on the early history of spaceflight. He has worked as a consultant on Verne for Disney Imagineering and for A&E's Biography series. All of have been Book-of-the-Month Club Feature Selections (as well as selections of the Science, Quality Paperback and Astronomy book clubs) and have seen numerous translations.Ĭonsidered an authority on Jules Verne, Miller translated and illustrated new, definitive editions of Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Journey to the Center of the Earth as well as a major companion/atlas to Verne's works.
Miller's books include the Hugo-nominated The Grand Tour, Cycles of Fire, In the Stream of Stars, and The History of Earth. His work has also appeared on scores of book jackets, book interiors and in magazines such as National Geographic, Reader's Digest, Scientific American, Smithsonian, Air & Space, Sky & Telescope, Newsweek, Natural History, Discover, Geo, etc.
To date he has more than 50 titles to his credit. His special interest is in exciting young people about science, and in recent years has focused on writing books for young adults. His primary work today entails the writing and illustration of books specializing in astronomical, astronautical and science fiction subjects. Prior to this he was a commercial advertising illustrator. Before becoming a freelance illustrator in 1977, Miller was art director for the National Air & Space Museum's Albert Einstein Planetarium. Ron Miller is an illustrator and author living in South Boston, Virginia.
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