Forensic Science Timeline by

2nd century(Greek physician Galen of Pergamum)

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Bologna in 1302(The start of forensic autopsy)

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15th-16thcentury

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Through out this centuries forensic autopsy was ganing popularity that two physician Theophilus and Antonio Benivieni carried between 13 o 3,000 autopsies and Theophilus created book with his findings he made

earliest civilization to perform an autopsy 3,000BC

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Egyptians where the first civilization that started autopsy with their instance autopsy with the mummification.

44BC First perfomed autopsy

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Julus Cesar was the first recorded autopsy he was a formed politician who through his examination they found he was stabbed 23 times.

Xi Yun Lu 13th centurry

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This was the first written book/testimony which tells the use of medicine and entomology will help to solve crimes. This book explains how to distinguish the death of someone who was murder if it was accidental or intentional

1921(first time use of a lie detector/polygraph)

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Dr. Larson who ended up getting the credit of the first polygraph device/lie detector. His device was the one who was accepted by the legal system and different from the predecessors. With the Larson device in 1921 he prove that a murderer was lying about his innocence this case help gain popularity towards his device

1895 the creation of the first lie detector)

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Caesar Lombrosso was the inventor of the very first lie detector test. "The Hydrosphygmograph" this the first lie detector device which end up being a fail, which lead to Dr.James Mackenzie who created "The Polygraph" that was not for use of detection lies but an EKG, which then lead to William Martson who created the lie detector device using the blood pressure of his wife emotions but fail to get support from the legal System. This will lead later to Dr Larson device.

1880(The start of Fingerprinting)

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Fingerprinting analysis started has a theory in the 1880s by Henry Faulds and William James Herschel. The this theory gain support around the world which eventually was determine crucial evidence in the legal system so they accepted fingerprint analysis in the legal system.

1835(Forensic Ballistic)

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Henry Goddard was the first person in 1835 that will start the connection of bullets to a murder weapon by physical analysis. This will lead to the 1920s where bullet examination will become more precise.

1920 the comparison microscope

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An American physician created the comparison microscope to create a correlation between the bullets and the casings

1970s the electron microscope

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A scientist in California developed a method that when using the electron microscope will detect a gunshot residue.

1773( The Start of Forensic toxicology)

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In the 17th century a chemist developed a chemical that will detect arsenic in the corpse with later on be the starting point in the 18 century for forensic toxicology this will open doors to other findings such as detection of poison which will help close cases

mid-1990s

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In the mid- 90s forensic scientists will develop new tests and examination of other body fluids such as saliva, semen, sweat and this was developed because of the use of toxicology and blood examination had open up more doors to forensic examination.

early 20th century,

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For the 20th century, new forensic techniques and technology had bloom, because law enforcement started to realize that they need new forensic investigators and techniques to gather more evidence and better analysis them. This will lead to Locard's Exchange principle, DNA profiling, forensic phycologist, Texial cyber security

2007: Footwear detection system

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2011: Facial sketches matched to photos

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2011: Four second dental match

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