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. in 1858 he was elected a
Fellow of the Royal Society. He is known primarily for several 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. Ironically, the British widely adopted the
berdan primer, invented by an American, while Boxer's British design was almost universally used for American cartridges. • Also his earlier
time fuze for artillery. ==See also==