Forensic Timeline (1500-1960)
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Updated: 1 Dec 2020
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Created byBreckin Anderson
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1932: FBI National Crime lab was founded.1812: French Le Surete was founded.1892: Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.1784: John Toms' is convicted by document exam.1854: Prison inmates begin to be photographed.1879: Hair identification is developed.1910: ABO blood groups are developed.1902: The first forensic academic program is founded.1921: The polygraph is used for the first time.1941: Murray Hill develops the voice print.1810: Chemical test for ink identification is developed, along with a vacuum used to collect trace evidence.1862: Guaiac test for blood is developed.1590: BALLISTICS - The microscope is invented.1942: BLOOD - Luminol is discovered.1686: FINGERPRINTING - Marcello Malpighi, a professor of anatomy at the University of Bologna, noted fingerprint characteristics.1814: George Stephenson builds the first practical steam locomotive.1908: American industrialist and engineer Henry Ford launches the Ford Model T, the world's first truly affordable car.1942: Enrico Fermi builds the first nuclear chain reactor at the University of Chicago.Periods
1930s: Fingerprint identification of corpses is developed.
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