Murray received his Ph.D. in geology from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1955 and was employed by Standard Oil of California, the United States Air Force, and the U.S. Civil Service before joining California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 1960.
Murray received his Ph.D. in geology from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1955 and joined Standard Oil of California as a geologist. He served in the United States Air Force as a geophysicist, and the U.S. Civil Service before joining California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 1960.