John William Salisbury

Background

Salisbury, John William was born on February 6, 1933 in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States. Son of John William Salisbury and Mary (Bates) Massey.

Education

Bachelor, Amherst College, 1955; Master of Science, Yale University, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1959.

Career

Branch chief, Air Force Cambridge Research laboratories, Bedford, Massachusetts, 1959-1976; division director, unites states department Energy, Washington, 1976-1981; scientist, United States Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, 1981-1989; research professor geophysics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, since 1989. Consultant National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, since 1965, Columbia Broadcasting System, New York City, 1969-1972, Earth Satellite Corporation, Rockville, Maryland., since 1992.

Achievements

• Achievements include pioneering measurement of spectral signatures ofminerals, rocks and soils for satellite remote sensing of composition on the Earth and planets.

Works

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• book

  • The lunar surface layer: Materials and characteristics

Membership

First lieutenant United States Air Force, 1959-1962. Fellow Geological Society American. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Geophysical Union, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Lynne Marie Trowbridge, October 25, 1956. Children: John William III, Matthew Trowbridge.

Father:

John William Salisbury Massey

Mother:

Mary (Bates) Massey

Spouse:

Lynne Marie Trowbridge

child:

Matthew Trowbridge Salisbury

child:

John William III Salisbury