Patricia Billings
Personal Information
Born: 1926
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: White
Education
Kansas City Junior College; Amarillo College
Professional Life
Field of Study: Inventor/Sculptor
Institution/Corporation: Geobond International
Degrees & Memberships: None found
Awards & Achievements
Achievements: 1997 patented Geobond & formed Geoband International; Geobond is a mixture of concrete & gypsum that is fire-proof, non-toxic, indestructible & can be used as a non-carcinogenic ingredient in construction materials; with Susan Michalski invented the FireTherm wall system which combines metal lath & tarpaper with Geobond
worked as a medical technologist & TB researcher before switching to sculpture
studied fungal & bacterial diseases at Kansas City Junior College
began studying art in 1956 & made plaster of Paris Sculptures
decided to make a stronger sculpture medium after a swan sculpture she was in the final stages of making collapsed & shattered
studied the chemical composition of Renaissance Era frescoes &, after 8 years of experimenting in her basement, came up with Geobond, it took her almost 8 more years to perfect & patent it
has turned down a $20 million buyout offer because she feared the company would bury the technology
a collection of visual aids, newspaper clippings, photos, awards, & certificates concerning her & her inventions are housed at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections & Archives/Pat billings Collection identifier MS-0290