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    Published on: 10/7/2008    Last Visited: 9/15/2007  

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    Barbara Askins - Significance: Barbara Askins, a teacher and mother waited until after her two children entered school to complete her B. S. in chemistry followed by a Master's degree in the same field.Barbara Askins is the inventor who developed a totally new way of processing filmBarbara Askins - NASA: Barbara Askins was hired in 1975 by NASA to find a better way to develop astronomical and geological pictures taken by researchers.Until Barbara Askins' discovery, these images, while containing valuable information, were hardly visible.Barbara Askins - Patents: In 1978, Barbara Askins patented a method of enhancing the pictures using radioactive materials.The process was so successful that its uses were expanded beyond NASA research to improvements in X-ray technology and in the restoration of old pictures.National Inventor of the Year: Barbara Askins was named National Inventor of the Year in 1978 and was the first woman patenting alone to be chosen for that honor.Barbara Askins received U.S. patent #4,101,780 on July 18, 1978 for a "Method of Obtaining Intensified Image from Developed Photographic Films and Plates."

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    Published on: 9/20/2002    Last Visited: 3/17/2006  

    Barbara AskinsDeveloped a totally new way of processing film.
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    Barbara Askins improved x-ray technology by developing a totally new way of processing film.

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    Barbara Askins, a former teacher and mother, who waited until after her two children entered school to complete her B. S. in chemistry followed by a Master's degree in the same field, developed a totally new way of processing film.Barbara Askins was hired in 1975 by NASA to find a better way to develop astronomical and geological pictures taken by researchers.Until Barbara Askins' discovery, these images, while containing valuable information, were hardly visible.In 1978, Barbara Askins patented a method of enhancing the pictures using radioactive materials.The process was so successful that its uses were expanded beyond NASA research to improvements in X-ray technology and in the restoration of old pictures.

    Barbara Askins was named National Inventor of the Year in 1978 and was the first woman patenting alone to be chosen for that honor.Barbara Askins received U.S. patent #4,101,780 on July 18, 1978 for a "Method of Obtaining Intensified Image from Developed Photographic Films and Plates."

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    Barbara Askins - A New Way of Processing X-Rays... - [Cached Version]
    Published on: 8/25/2002    Last Visited: 10/13/2006  

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    Barbara Askins - Significance: Barbara Askins, a teacher and mother waited until after her two children entered school to complete her B. S. in chemistry followed by a Master's degree in the same field.Barbara Askins is the inventor who developed a totally new way of processing filmBarbara Askins - NASA: Barbara Askins was hired in 1975 by NASA to find a better way to develop astronomical and geological pictures taken by researchers.Until Barbara Askins' discovery, these images, while containing valuable information, were hardly visible.Barbara Askins - Patents: In 1978, Barbara Askins patented a method of enhancing the pictures using radioactive materials.The process was so successful that its uses were expanded beyond NASA research to improvements in X-ray technology and in the restoration of old pictures.National Inventor of the Year: Barbara Askins was named National Inventor of the Year in 1978 and was the first woman patenting alone to be chosen for that honor.Barbara Askins received U.S. patent #4,101,780 on July 18, 1978 for a "Method of Obtaining Intensified Image from Developed Photographic Films and Plates."

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    Published on: 6/28/2004    Last Visited: 3/26/2005  

    Barbara Askins:developed a totally new way of processing film.Askins was hired in 1975 by NASA to find a better way to develop astronomical and geological pictures taken by researchers by smallreds on Oct 31, 2004
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