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Sixty years later a non-lethal weapon delivering an electric shock was developed by Jack Cover and marketed by Taser International under the name "Taser", an acronym for Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle. The middle initial 'A' is used to produce a word more pronounceable than "TSER", as no other name than "Tom Swift" is used for the book's hero ...
A TASER device, with cartridge removed, making an electric spark between its two electrodes Police issue X26 TASER device with cartridge installed. TASER (also variously "Taser" or "taser") is a brand of conducted energy device (CED) primarily used to incapacitate people by delivering an intense electric shock that briefly disrupts voluntary control of the muscles, allowing the person to be ...
A taser, with cartridge removed, making an electric arc between its two electrodes. An electroshock weapon is an incapacitating weapon.It delivers an electric shock aimed at temporarily disrupting muscle functions and/or inflicting pain, usually without causing significant injury.
Police issue X26 TASER device with cartridge installed. The TASER is a less-lethal, not non-lethal, weapon, since the possibility of serious injury or death exists whenever the weapon is deployed. [1] It is a brand of conducted electroshock weapon sold by Axon, formerly TASER International.
In 1969, NASA researcher Jack Cover began to develop a non-lethal electric weapon to help police officers control suspects, as an alternative to firearms. [4] By 1974, Cover had completed the device, which he named the "Tom Swift Electric Rifle" (TSER), referencing the 1911 novel Tom Swift and his Electric Rifle; to make it easier to pronounce as a word, Cover later added an "A" to the acronym ...
With a 600 ohm test load, the X2 Defender applies a variable voltage peaking at approximately 2000V, corresponding to a peak current of 3.3A. [2] The widely quoted 50kV specification is an open circuit voltage [2] and is not applied to a target in use. To ensure safe handling, the electric current only lasts a maximum of 5 seconds for every ...
(King James Version). [1] As a biblical reference, the metaphor may refer to physical armour worn by God in metaphorical battles, or it may refer to vigilant righteousness in general as bestowed by the grace of God ( Romans 13:12 , King James Version): "The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness ...
Jack Cover was born in New York City on April 6, 1920, and grew up in Chicago. [1] His father was a professor of economics. His mother earned a mathematics master's degree at the University of Chicago. [2] Cover earned a bachelor's degree and a doctorate in nuclear physics at the same university, [1] studying under Enrico Fermi. [3]