the father of ballistics was Calvin Goddard
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
First attest 1775, ultimately from Greek ballein "to throw". Of rockets or missiles, from 1949. Ballistic missile first attested 1954, attained extreme heights, hence figurative expression 'go ballistic' (1981) "become irrationally angry."
The Romans created the first ballista. It looked like a very large cross bow. It throws things a long way (relatively). A ballistic missile throws itself. An anti-ballistic missile throws itself at the incoming ballistic missile.
Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile
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The father of forensic ballistics is Calvin Hooker Goddard, who is credited with pioneering the field by using a comparison microscope to analyze bullets and firearms. His work laid the foundation for modern forensic ballistics analysis.
Ballistic is an adjective.
ballistic
azimuth precesion caused by ballistic deflection. tilt precesion caused by ballistic tilt.
Ballistic Brothers was created in 1997.
Ballistic Statues was created in 1987.
Go Ballistic was created in 2003.
D. Theater Ballistic Missiles (TBM)
Ballistic missiles can reach up to 5000km Ballistic missiles can reach up to 5000km
A ballistic knife is a weapon which fires a knife blade.
The ballistic constant is a measure of a projectile's efficiency in overcoming air resistance in flight. It is calculated as the product of the projectile's weight and its ballistic coefficient. A higher ballistic constant indicates better aerodynamic performance.
Ballistic Recovery Systems was created in 1980.