Background
Green, Jack was born on June 19, 1925 in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. Son of Louis and Marie (Harris) Green.
Green, Jack was born on June 19, 1925 in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. Son of Louis and Marie (Harris) Green.
Bachelor of Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1954.
His active research included general volcanology and economic geology, as well as mineralogy, lunar protolife, lunar volcanism, water on the moon and astrobiology. His passion for volcanology and the moon was primarily in trying to prove that lunar craters were volcanic and not asteroid impacts, and therefore, there would be water on the moon which would support life. He collaborated with Urey, Shoemaker, Kuiper and others during the "Space Age" heyday, and was active in planning several conferences on remote sensing and the moon.
Jack Green was best known for his 1971 book, co-edited with Nicholas Short, Volcanic landforms and surface features, a photographic atlas and glossary. Later (2010) publications included Implications for Lunar Volcanism and Proto-Life Based on Discoveries of Lunar Water and the (2011) paper Academic Aspects of Lunar Water Resources and Their Relevance to Lunar Protolife.
With United States Army, 1943-1946. Member American Astronomical Society.
Married Renee Jean Utley, September 21, 1952. Children: Kathy, Jeffrey, Nathan, Teresa, Terrence, Ronald.