Barbara Askins

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.

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Who was born first?

• Barbara Askins and Sidney Altman were born the same year
• Barbara Askins and Jean-Marie Lehn were born the same year
• Barbara Askins and Susumu Tonegawa were born the same year
• Barbara Askins and Sumio Iijima were born the same year
• Barbara Askins and Peter Goldreich were born the same year

Timeline

1. Barbara Askins (this page)1939 – present
2. Jean-Marie LehnSeptember 30, 1939 – present
3. Peter GoldreichJuly 14, 1939 – present
4. Sidney AltmanMay 7, 1939 – April 5, 2022
5. Sumio IijimaMay 2, 1939 – present
6. Susumu TonegawaSeptember 5, 1939 – July 11, 2026

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