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