CSI Sciences Development

By Stanlee

  • Time of Death

    Time of Death
    Forensic scientists began using body temperature to discover what time a person died. This began in the early 1800s.

  • First Arsenic Test

    First Arsenic Test
    James March developed the first arsenic test.

  • First Ballistic Test

    First Ballistic Test
    The first bullet comparison was performed.

  • Fingerprinting System Studies

    Fingerprinting System Studies
    SIr Francis Galton created a small system of fingerprint classification, identified fingerprint patterns, and conducted multiple other works and studies on fingerprints.

  • First Case Solved with Fingerprints

    First Case Solved with Fingerprints
    Fingerprint analysis was used on its first case and made a name for itself.

  • Fingerprints Accepted in US

    Fingerprints Accepted in US
    Fingerprints are accepted by U.S. courts as a reliable means of identification.

  • FBI Advance

    FBI Advance
    The FBI began using psychological profiling.

  • DNA Testing

    DNA Testing
    Sir Alec Jeffery, a British geneticist, discovered the technique of DNA testing to determine a genetic “fingerprint.”

  • DNA from Bullets

    DNA from Bullets
    Dutch scientist are able to pull DNA evidence from spent bullet casings.