Forensic Science Timeline
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Updated: 17 Jul 2019
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First autopsies done in America by French SettlersFirst Courses offered for forensic scienceFirst test for arsenic developed by Carl Wilhelm ScheeleCould be called the first ballistic comparison, John Toms becomes convicted of murder from the evidence of the match of paper wadding inside the victims wound, same paper in Toms pocket.Method for isolating arsenic designed by Johann Metzgerthe field of phrenology is created by Franz Joseph GallValentine Rose recovers arsenic from the bodyThe analysis of ink die on domuments is examined firstly in GermanyFirst toxicology textbook is written by Mathieu Joseph Bonaventure OrfilaJohannes Purkinje creates first crude fingerprint analysis systemHenry Goddard matches two bullets to show how they came from the same bullet mould.Rudolph Virchow establishes the roots of cellular biology and anatomy.Johann Ludwig Casper publishes the first color forensic pathological lithographs.Periods
The Naked Eye,Ambroise Paré wrote about identifying homicidal wounds.First crude microscope designed by Zacharias Janssen and his father.Antony van Leeuwenhoek employs microscope to see living bacteriaGiovanni Morgagni finds that autopsys can conclude various diseases and find themMarcello Malpigh discovers fingerprint patterns and uses words like loops and whorls
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