Edward Mounier Boxer

Edward Mounier Boxer (1822-1898) was an English inventor.

Biography

Edward M. Boxer was a colonel of the Royal Artillery.

In 1855 he was appointed Superintendent of the Royal Laboratory of the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich.

He is known primarily two of his inventions:

• The 1865 "Boxer rocket", an early two-stage rocket, used for marine rescue line throwing
• His 1866 "Boxer primer", very popular for centerfire ammunition

See also

• Hiram Berdan, inventor of the competing primer

See also

• Rocket
• Centerfire ammunition

External links

• Edward Mounier Boxer
• Colonel Edward Boxer R.A.
• Development of the Life-saving Rockets
• A very primary primer of primers