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Orfila published on detection of poisons. Became known as "Father of forensic toxicology"
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Bertillion developed system of anthropometry
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“A Study in Scarlet” a Sherlock Holmes novel was published which raised interest in forensics
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Scheele develops test fro arsenic poison in corpses
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Galton published a book "Finger Prints"
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Landsteiner discovered blood could be grouped into types
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Osborn published “Questioned Documents”
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Locard began a rudimentary police laboratory which led to forming the Institute of Criminalistics
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Victor Balthazard publishes his belief that each fired bullet carries unique marks
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John Larson invented the Lie Detection
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Vollmer created the oldest forensic lab in the U.S.
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John Glaister publishes his landmark book on hair analysis
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FBI organized a forensics lab under directorship of President J. Edgar Hoover
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Indiana State Police Captain R.F. Borkenstein develops the breathalyzer
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Detection of gunshot residue by SEM/EDS is developed
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FBI’s Forensic Science Research and Training Center opened
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Jeffreys developed the first DNA profiling test
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First United States use of DNA for a conviction in the Florida case of Tommy Lee Andrews
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Face Detection software makes identifying criminals easier
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Technology speeds up DNA profiling time from six to eight weeks to one to two days
