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Microscope
Calvin Goddard and a couple of other scientists made a microscope to better view fired bullets. -
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Forensic Timeline
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Mass Spectrometer
A man named Frances Aston won Nobel Prize for making the Mass Sperctrometer. -
First Crime Lab
A man named August Vollmer, who was the police chief in Los Angeles, added the first police crime lab in the U.S. -
Bullet Comparison
The bullet comparion microscope was made better. -
FBI lab
The crime lab for the FBI was made. -
John Dillenger
A famous criminal know as John Dillinger was killed. He had plastic surgery on his face and put acid on his fingers to try to hide his identity, but somehow the FBIcould match his finger prints that were burned to the ones they had on file for him. This proves the power of forensics. -
Blowfly Larvae
In a case in Scotland blowfly larvae helped with a vital clue to help in murders of Dr. Ruxton's maid and wife. -
Interfence Contrast Microscope.
Frits Zernike- he was a dutch man that created that created the Interference Contrast Microscope. -
Crimonolgy Division.
Man named Paul Kirk took a job at Cal Berkely for the Crimonolgy division. -
Paper by Holzer
The first paper talking about how useful the secretor status for forensic application and the writers last name was Holzer. -
Chemical Luminol
A man named Walter Spect found that the chemical luminol when it comes in contact with the latent blood, it glows. -
Blood Groups
A.S Wienerand Landsteiner were the first people to finally talk and explain RH blood groups. -
Voice Print
In New Jersey voice print identification was first studied. -
Acid Phosphate Test
A man named Frank Lundquiest made an acid phosphate test for semen. -
Major in Technical Crimonolgy
Paul Kirk, the man that took the job at Cal Berkely created the major in Technical Crimonolgy.
