Frank R. Paul was born in Austria, studied art in Vienna and Paris, immigrated to the U.S. in 1906, and went on to become one of the most influential science fiction artists of all time.  After working as a graphic designer, Paul was hired to illustrated a science magazine in 1916.  Paul went on to do hundreds of covers and interior illustrations for pulp magazines like Amazing Stories, Wonder Stories, and Planet Stories.  In 2009, he was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame.