History of Forensics Timeline by Izabella Mustafa

Francis Galton - 1892

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Francis Galton's study in the early 1800s showed that fingerprints are unique to each individual, they don't change over time, and have three common patterns; whorls, loops, and arches. This discovery helped forensic scientists identify suspects based on the fingerprints at crime scenes

Karl Landsteiner - 1901

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In 1901, Karl Landsteiner discovered human blood grouping, enabling the classification of blood types and aiding in eliminating suspects whose blood doesn't match that found in the crime scenes.

Leone Lattes - 1915

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In 1915, Leone Latte created a method to restore and categorize dried blood types, enabling the matching pf old or desiccated blood evidence with potential suspects

Calvin Goddard - 1926

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He developed the science of identifying fired bullets and empty cartridge cases. He proved that no two guns were made exactly alike – that every weapon makes characteristic marks on a bullet and a cartridge shell

Forensic scientists are able to tell how long ago a gun was shot - 1976

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During the discharge of a firearm, escaping gases from the weapon deposit gunshot residue (GSR) on the skin of the shooter’s hands, on the clothing of the shooter, and on other objects located in close proximity to the shooter.

Kary B. Mullis - 1985

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The Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technique, invented in 1985 by Kary B. Mullis, allowed scientists to make millions of copies of a scarce sample of DNA. The technique has revolutionized many aspects of current research, including the diagnosis of genetic defects and the detection of the AIDS virus in human cells.

Britain's Forensic Science Service - 2007

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Began providing an online footwear coding and detection

Fingerprints- 2008

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Theyre able to be uncovered even after cleaning .

BC Fingerprints

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Evidence of fingerprints in early paintings and rock carvings of prehistoric humans.

Kautilya - 23rd century BC

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Kautilya mentioned that of a study of pupillary lines patterns, criminal investigation and modus operandi in his book "Arthashastra"

Sushruta - 6th century BC

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Sushruta wrote a book about "Sushruta samhita" presents the field of Ayurvedic surgery dealing with the practice and theory of surgery. And described about various poisons and their treatment

The Eureka legend of Archimedes 287 - 212 BC

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This is considered a early use of forensic science, by examining the principles of water displacement, archimedes was able to prove that a crown was not made of gold by its density and buoyancy.

Erasistratus and Herophilus - 335-250 BC

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Performed the first autopsies in Alexandria.

Thomas Jennings - 1910

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Was the first U.S citizen convicted of a crime by use of fingerprints.

Hans Berger - 1941

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invented the electroencephalogram (EEG) the first objective test of human brain activity.

FBI forensics lab - 1932

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The FBI law enforcement built the first forensic laboratory.

MSU - 2011

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MSU developed a software that automatically matched hand drawn facial sketches to mug shots in AFIS and other databases.

University of Michigan - 2023

26izabellamustafa — 2024-08-16 17:57:52 UTC

University of Michigan students made a significant advance in the field of black light, they made a prototype of a black light spotlight to use in an entire houses for finding blood spatters

Police can use millions of DNA - 2020

26izabellamustafa — 2024-08-16 18:05:40 UTC

A new technique can link the patchy, limited DNA information held in forensic database to the rich DNA libraries held by family tree-building websites, raising further questions about genetic privacy

Dental X-ray matching system 2011

26izabellamustafa — 2024-08-16 18:22:17 UTC

A dental X-ray matching system was developed which automatically runs dental x-rays against AFIS and in seconds, can find a match.