Calvin Goddard

Contributions

Calvin Hooker Goddard went on to become the “Father of Ballistics” for developing the system by which bullets can be traced to the weapons that fired them.

He also helped develop the first lie detectors.

He founded the science of Firearms Identification, which helped police solve the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in 1929

History

Calvin was born in Baltimore in 1891. Calvin graduated from the Johns

Hopkins University in 1911 and earned his medical degree in 1915 from the same university.

Citation "Calvin H. Goddard Award." Calvin H. Goddard

Award. Forensic Technology WAI Inc, n.d. Web. 04 Sept. 2012. <http://www.goddardaward.com/>.

Rasmussen, F.(2011, February 12). Baltimore native helped solve 1929 St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. Retrieved September 4, 2012, from The Baltimore Sun website: http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-02-12/news/bs-md-backstory-st.-valentines-day-20110213_1_goddard-comparison-microscope-firearms