Marilyn Levy Explained

Marilyn Levy
Birth Date:April 3, 1922
Birth Place:New York City
Death Date:June 19, 2014
Death Place:Red Bank, New Jersey
Occupation:Chemist, inventor
Known For:Photographic research for United States Army
Honours:Meritorious Civilian Service Award (1971), Army Research and Development Achievement Award (1973)

Marilyn Levy (April 3, 1922 – June 19, 2014) was an American chemist and inventor based at Fort Monmouth. She was awarded the United States Army's Meritorious Civilian Service Award in 1971.[1]

Early life

Marilyn Levy was born in New York City, the daughter of Moses (Morris) Levy and Rachel (Rae) Levy. Both of her parents were Jewish and also born in New York. She attended Hunter College High School and Hunter College, completing a bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1942.[2] She pursued graduate studies in chemistry at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn.[3]

Career

Beginning in 1953,[4] Levy worked as a chemist at Fort Monmouth,[5] where she "received international acclaim as a pioneer and as an expert in photographic research".[6] She held more than twenty patents on film developing processes.[7] [8] She was head of the Photo Optics Technical Area (POTA), Combat Surveillance and Target Acquisition Laboratory, and the first woman in the United States Army Electronics Command (ECOM) to reach grade GS-15.[9] She retired in 1979.[10]

In 1971, Levy received the Army's Meritorious Civilian Service Award. In 1973, she received the Army Research and Development Achievement Award.[11] She was nominated twice for the Federal Woman's Award, but did not receive that honor. She was a member of the Royal Photographic Society, the American Chemical Society,[12] and Society of Photographic Scientists and Engineers.[13] She served on the editorial board of the Journal of Applied Photographic Engineering and Photographic Science and Engineering.

Patents

Marilyn Levy patented several photographic processes, methods, and materials during her work for the American military, including:

Personal life

A longtime resident of Little Silver, New Jersey, Levy died in 2014, aged 92 years, in Red Bank, New Jersey.[25]

Notes and References

  1. News: 1971-06-13. Army Awards Miss Levy Meritorious Civilian Medal. 70. Asbury Park Press. 2021-08-24. Newspapers.com.
  2. Book: New Jersey in Focus: Inventors and Innovators in Monmouth County. Monmouth County Archives. October 2017. 94–95.
  3. July 1975. ECOM's 'First Lady' GS-15; Marilyn Levy Climaxes Research Career. Army Research and Development News Magazine. 16. 24.
  4. News: 1971-06-29. High Honor Goes to Miss Levy. 8. The Daily Register. 2021-08-24. Newspapers.com.
  5. October 1962. Four of Fort Monmouth's Many Inventors. Civil Service Journal. 3. 26. Internet Archive.
  6. September 1972. Women in Army Science... Women's Lib in Army Labs Long Predates Modern Movement. Army Research and Development News Magazine. 13. 38.
  7. News: 1979-05-20. Fort Employees Get 2 Patents for Photography Development. 43. Asbury Park Press. 2021-08-24. Newspapers.com.
  8. News: Beardsley. Frank. 1972-06-18. Woman Speeds Color Print Processing. 48. Asbury Park Press. 2021-08-24. Newspapers.com.
  9. News: 1975-06-25. Chemist Earns GS-15. 60. Asbury Park Press. 2021-08-24. Newspapers.com.
  10. News: 1979-09-27. Retired Scientist is Honored. 23. The Daily Register. 2021-08-24. Newspapers.com.
  11. News: 1973-11-13. Three ECOM Employes Get Army Achievement Awards. 12. The Daily Register. 2021-08-24. Newspapers.com.
  12. News: Benjock. Mary Lou. 1965-10-24. Women Rank High at Army Command. 17. Asbury Park Press. 2021-08-24. Newspapers.com.
  13. April 1967. Names in the News. Signals. 21. 78.
  14. Photothermographic substance. 1955-03-08. US. 2758028. Secretary of the Army. Levy. Marilyn. Schulze. Heinz.
  15. Sensitizer for photothermographic substances. 1954-07-28. US. 2756146. Secretary of the Army. Levy. Marilyn.
  16. Monobaths containing sodium polyacrylate and polyvinyl-pyrrolidone. 1961-05-26. US. 3167429. Secretary of the Army. Levy. Marilyn.
  17. Viscous processing solution. 1966-03-01. US. 3238043. Secretary of the Army. Levy. Marilyn.
  18. Photographic processing apparatus. 1964-05-05. US. 3264970. Secretary of the Army. Levy. Marilyn. Hersh. Seymour L..
  19. Image forming material and method of forming an image therefrom. 1969-11-02. US. 3600170. Secretary of the Army. Levy. Marilyn.
  20. Color printing method. 1971-04-15. US. 3672766. Secretary of the Navy. Levy. Marilyn.
  21. Curve analysis method in color photography. 1975-03-04. US. 3953135. Secretary of the Army. Levy. Marilyn. Schwartz. Milan.
  22. Filter pack correction method in color photography. 1975-03-04. US. 4146394. Secretary of the Army. Levy. Marilyn. Schwartz. Milan.
  23. Reconnaissance/surveillance system utilizing color signature of target. US. 4143971. Secretary of the Army. Levy. Marilyn. Ball. Vincent W.. 1979-03-13.
  24. Method and apparatus for manufacturing masked motion picture film for simulated target practice. 1979-05-18.
  25. News: July 4, 2014. In Memoriam: Marilyn Levy. 9. The Two River Times. August 24, 2021.

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