Leon Silver, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Leon Silver

Award winning academic, trained Apollo astronauts in lunar geology.

Date of Birth: 09-Apr-1925

Place of Birth: Monticello, New York, United States

Profession: geologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Leon Theodore "Lee" Silver, Ph.D.
(born April 9, 1925) is an American geologist who was professor of geology at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
He was an instructor to the Apollo 13, 15, 16, and 17 astronaut crews.
Working with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), he taught astronauts how to perform field geology, essentially creating lunar field geology as a new discipline.
His training is credited with a significant improvement in the J-Mission Apollo flights' scientific returns.
After the Apollo program, he became a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1974.
Currently, he is the W.
M.
Keck Foundation Professor for Resource Geology, emeritus, at Caltech.