jan 1, 1684 - FIngerprinting: Dr. Nehemiah Grew publishes the first scientific description of fingerprint ridges

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Grew, an English botanist and physician, publishes detailed observations of the ridge patterns on the fingers and palms in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. He describes sweat pores and ridge patterns in meticulous detail, the first formal scientific documentation of fingerprint structure.

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