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Calvin Goddard

Forensic Science Pioneers

American forensic scientist who pioneered the use of the comparison microscope in forensic ballistics, allowing bullets and cartridge cases to be matched to a specific firearm. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1891 1
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
1955 1
BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own account
Baltimore, Maryland, United States 1
NationalitySourced to the subject's own account
American 1
Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own account
Advanced firearms identification through the comparison microscope and helped establish the Bureau of Forensic Ballistics in 1925. 1
Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own account
Forensic Ballistics (1925, Army Ordnance article); St. Valentine's Day Massacre ballistics investigation (1929) 1
Connections

Disciplines Pioneered

Source Wikipedia: Calvin Hooker Goddard
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Calvin Hooker Goddard
Wikipedia
  • Infobox, birthplace
    Baltimore, Maryland
  • Forensic ballistics section
    In 1925 Goddard wrote an article for Army Ordnance titled 'Forensic Ballistics'
  • Disciplines Pioneered: Forensic Ballistics
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