| NASA Center: |
Marshall Space Flight Center |
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| Image # : |
79-H-32 |
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| Date : |
1978
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Title
Barbara Askins, Chemist
Full Description
NASA hired Barbara S. Askins, a chemist at NASA's Marshall Space
Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama, in 1975 to find a better way
to develop astronomical and geological pictures. In 1978, the
Association for Advancement of Inventions and Innovations named
her the National Inventor of the Year for her invention of a
process that restored detail to underexposed negatives that
would otherwise be useless. 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 researchers to improvements in X-ray technology and in the
restoration of old pictures.
Keywords
Barbara S. Askins Woman Chemist Association Advancement Inventions Innovations National Inventory Year X-ray technology
Subject Category
Women,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
MSFC
- Center Number:
79-H-32
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2004-00022
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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