John S. Lewis
John S. Lewis (born June 27, 1941 in Trenton ) is an American astrophysicist .
Lewis was Professor of Planetary Science at the University of Arizona (Lunar and Planetary Laboratory). He also taught planetology and cosmochemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , and is an expert on the chemical composition of asteroids and comets .
In 1976 he was awarded the James B. Macelwane Medal .
John Lewis has been Chief Scientist at Deep Space Industries since 2013 . One of the company's goals is to mine in space .
bibliography
- Comet and Asteroid Impact Hazards on a Populated Earth: Computer Modeling. Academic Press, 1999, ISBN 0-124-46760-1 .
- Mining the Sky: Untold Riches from the Asteroids, Comets, and Planets. Perseus Publishing, 1997, ISBN 0-201-32819-4 .
- Rain Of Iron And Ice: The Very Real Threat Of Comet And Asteroid Bombardment. Helix Books, 1997, ISBN 0-201-15494-3 .
- Asteroid mining 101: wealth for a new space economy. Deep Space Ind. Inc., 2014, ISBN 978-0-9905842-0-9 .
Web links
- John Lewis , University of Arizona.
- The Extraterrestrial Commodities Market airspacemag.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ John Lewis Chief Scientist ( Memento of the original from March 16, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. deepspaceindustries.com, accessed March 22, 2015
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| SURNAME | Lewis, John S. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American professor, professor of planetary science at the University of Arizona (Lunar and Planetary Laboratory) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trenton, New Jersey |