1. Marilyn Levy was an American chemist and inventor based at Fort Monmouth.
12 Facts About Marilyn Levy
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Marilyn Levy was awarded the United States Army's Meritorious Civilian Service Award in 1971.
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Marilyn Levy was born in New York City, the daughter of Moses Levy and Rachel Levy.
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Marilyn Levy attended Hunter College High School and Hunter College, completing a bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1942.
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Marilyn Levy pursued graduate studies in chemistry at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn.
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Marilyn Levy held more than twenty patents on film developing processes.
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Marilyn Levy was head of the Photo Optics Technical Area, Combat Surveillance and Target Acquisition Laboratory, and the first woman in the United States Army Electronics Command to reach grade GS-15.
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In 1971, Marilyn Levy received the Army's Meritorious Civilian Service Award.
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Marilyn Levy was nominated twice for the Federal Woman's Award, but did not receive that honor.
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Marilyn Levy was a member of the Royal Photographic Society, the American Chemical Society, and Society of Photographic Scientists and Engineers.
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Marilyn Levy served on the editorial board of the Journal of Applied Photographic Engineering and Photographic Science and Engineering.
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Marilyn Levy patented several photographic processes, methods, and materials during her work for the American military, including:.