Development of CSI Sciences

By Laurenbrockett
  • 750 BCE

    First Lie Detector

    Erasistratus discovers that pulse rates increase when someone is telling a lie, creating the first form of a lie detector.
  • 300 BCE

    Fingerprints

    Fingerprints are used for the first time in ancient Babylon for business transactions.
  • 1302

    First Autopsy

    Bartolomeo da Varignana did the first recorded autopsy.
  • 1447

    Teeth Identification

    French Duke of Burgundy's body is identified using his teeth.

  • Bullet Comparison

    Henry Goddard uses bullet comparison for the first recorded time to catch a suspect of a murder.

  • First Time of Death

    Taylor and Wilkes discover that you can use body temperature to estimate how long a person has been dead.

  • Fingerprints Used for Criminal Cases

    Fingerprints are used as evidence in CSI cases.

  • DNA

    DNA is used for the first time to solve a CSI case.

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