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Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Dec 31, 1400
Joao de Barros
Joao de Barros reported that Chinese merchants were using children's hand and foot prints to tell them apart (Questbiometrics, 2005) -
John Evangelist Purkinje
John Evangelist Purkinje published a thesis detailing nine specific fingerprint patterns (Bima). -
Dr. Henry Faulds
Dr. Henry Faulds first published his ideas about using fingerprints as a means of identifying criminals in the journal Nature (Pike, 2007). -
Sir Francis Galton
Sir Francis Galton determined that no two fingerprints were alike and that fingerprints could be used as identification throughout the entire course of ones life (BIMA) -
Alphonse Bertillon
Alphonse Bertillon used body mechanics and measurements to help identify criminals (Osborn, 2005) -
Henry Classification System
The Henry Classification system was the first method of classification for fingerprint identification based on physiological characteristics (Pike, 2007). -
Henry System in England
Sir Edward Henry established The Metropolitan Police Fingerprint Bureau at Scotland Yard. The system assigns each finger a numerical value (BIMA) -
Identification Division
Congress established the Identification Division of the FBI (BIMA). -
Frank Burch
Frank Burch suggested using iris patterns for identification and verification (BIMA). -
AFIS
FBI unveiled its Automated Fingerprint Identification System technology (BIMA). -
Speech and Voice
The National Security Agency makes advances in speech and voice recognition (BIMA). -
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Hand geometry
Hand geometry systems were tested both commercially and by the U.S. Army (BIMA). -
Face Recognition
The Defense Advanced Research Products Agency initiated its Face Recognition Technology program (BIMA).