Background
Wilber, Charles Grady was born on June 18, 1916 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Charles Bernard and Charlotte Agnes (Grady) Wilber.
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The author's thirty-year career has laid the groundwork for this uniquely scientific study of the ballistics of civilian firearms. Written for the law enforcement officer the college instructor, the investigator, coroner district attorney, competitive shooter and the avid hunter this book explains clearly and understandably the physics and chemistry involved when bullet meets target, the the types of wounds or holes produced by various firearm suggestions of firearm and cartridge to be used for special purposes and performance information. For readers wishing to perform their own ballistic research, the author includes a description of methods for inexpensively gathering data. All of the latest scientific advances in ballistics are discussed in this professional and informative book.
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consultant Forensic science educator
Wilber, Charles Grady was born on June 18, 1916 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Charles Bernard and Charlotte Agnes (Grady) Wilber.
Bachelor of Science, Marquette University, 1938. Master of Arts, Johns Hopkins University, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1942.
Assistant professor physiology, Fordham University, 1945-1949;
associate professor physiology, director biological laboratories, St. Saint Louis University, 1949-1952;
leader Arctic expeditions, 1943-1944, 48, 50, 51;
physiologist, Chemical corpus, United States army, 1952-1961;
associate physiology and pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania, 1953-1961;
chief comparative physiology, University of Pennsylvania, 1956-1961;
professional lecturer biological science, Loyola College, Baltimore, 1957-1961;
director, Loyola College (In-Service Institute Science Teachers), 1958-1961;
professor biological science, university research coordinator, dean Graduate School, Kent State University, 1961-1964;
director marine laboratories, U. Delaware, 1964-1967;
chairman, professor department zoology, Colorado State University, 1967-1973;
professor, Colorado State University, 1967-1987;
emeritus professor and chairman, Colorado State University, since 1987;
director forensic science laboratory, Colorado State University, since 1965. Deputy coroner Larimer County, Colorado, 1968-1978. President Manresa Company, since 1978.
Member Center for Human Identification. Expert witness federal and state courts on poisons, firearms, others. Life member Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, since 1947.
Member United States Army Panel Environmental Physiology, 1952-1961. Member study group National Academy Sciences-United States Air Force, 1958-1961. Wellcome visiting professor basic medical science Ohio U. Medical School, 1983-1984.
Visiting lecturer American Institute Biological Sciences, since 1957. Life member Corporation of Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
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Captain United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Colonel United States Air Force, retired. Fellow New York Academy of Sciences, American Academy Forensic Science.
Member American Physiological Society, Cosmos Club (Washington), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Sigma, Gamma Alpha.
Married Ruth Mary Bodden, July 12, 1944 (deceased 1950). Children: Maureen, Charles Bodden, Michael. Married Clare Marie O'Keefe, June 14, 1952.
Children: Thomas Grady (deceased), Kathleen, Aileen, John Joseph.