The encyclopedia article on Calvin Hooker Goddard, the American forensic scientist who pioneered forensic firearms identification using the comparison microscope. Corrects a dead-link defect: the atlas's existing wikipedia-calvin-goddard source points at a Wikipedia disambiguation page rather than this dedicated biography. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Hooker_Goddard
Source TypeEncyclopedia
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Wikipedia: Calvin Hooker Goddard
WikipediaBiography sectionQuote, Biography section
Calvin Goddard brought professionalism, the use of the scientific method, and reliability to Forensic Firearm Identification, at a time when charlatanism was rampant in this field.
Claims Backed By This Source (21 claims)
This source backs 21 claims across the atlas. As facts: 15 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Criminologists and Reformers, 10 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds, 2 general references.
- Forensic Disciplines and Methods, 6 claims: 3 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
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15Criminologists and Reformers
Forensic Disciplines and Methods
Holds
3Criminologists and Reformers
Forensic Disciplines and Methods
General References
3Criminologists and Reformers
Forensic Disciplines and Methods
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