Gerald Bull
Gerald Vincent Bull (March 9, 1928 – March 22, 1990) was a Canadian engineer who developed long-range artillery. He moved from project to project in his quest to economically launch a satellite using a huge artillery piece, to which end he designed the Project Babylon "supergun" for Saddam Hussein's government in Iraq.
Gerald Bull | |
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Bull at the Space Research Institute of McGill University in 1964 | |
| Born | Gerald Vincent Bull March 9, 1928 North Bay, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | March 22, 1990 (aged 62) Uccle, Brussels, Belgium |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Known for | Weapons development Project HARP Project Babylon |
| Spouse | Noemi "Mimi" Gilbert (m. 1954) |
| Children | 10 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Ballistics |
| Institutions | McGill University Canadian Armament and Research Development Establishment Space Research Corporation |
| Thesis | (1951) |
| Doctoral advisor | Gordon Patterson |
Bull was assassinated outside his apartment in Brussels, Belgium, in March 1990. His assassination is believed to be the work of the Mossad over his work for the Iraqi government. No person has ever been charged with the murder of Bull.
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