Forensic Ballistics Flashcards
The study of the flight part of projectiles
A.Ballistics
B. Forensic Ballistics
C. Firearms Identification
D. Ballista
Ballistics
This Greek words means “to throw”
Ballien or Ballo
A gigantic bow or catapult used to throw missiles and large objects like stones to deter animals or emeny forces. This Roman war machine called
Ballista
Where was the earliest recorded firearm attack in warfare happend in year 1247
Seville, Spain
What battle was first used the cannons
Battle of Crecy
An instrument used for the propulsiob of projectiles by means of the expansive force of gases coming from burning gunpowder
Firearms
A german monk whi first to conceived the idea of gunpowder as a propellant to the firearm
Berthold Schwartz
He is considered the Father of Modern Ballistics
Col. Calvin Goddard, MD
Who invented Bullet Comparison Microscope
Philip O. Gravelle
He developing the system by which bullets can be traced
Calvin Goddard
What case was first polurized the Bullet Comparison Microscope
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti robbery-murder case in Massachussets in 1927
Calvin goddard was called upon to help to this organized crimes incident
St. Valentines Day Massacre
Who set up the Bureau of Forensic Ballisyics in 1923
Charles Waite and Philip Gravelle
It refers to the movement or the mobility of the bullet
Motion
The three types of motio
- Direct
2 Rotatory
3.Translational
