Barbara Askins
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Gender | Female |
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Age | 85 |
Born | Belfast |
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Alma mater | The University of Alabama in Huntsville |
Residence | Huntsville |
Alabama | |
United States | |
Field | Chemistry |
Job | Teacher |
Chemist | |
Date of birth | January 1,1939 |
Education | The University of Alabama in Huntsville |
Awards | National Inventor of the Year |
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ID | 642225 |
Barbara Askins Life story
Barbara S. Askins is an American chemist. She is best known for her invention of a method to enhance underexposed photographic negatives. This development was used extensively by NASA and the medical industry, and it earned Askins the title of National Inventor of the Year in 1978.