Forensics

Karl Landsteiner

Jan 6, 1901

PictureHuman blood groups were dicovered by Karl Lansteiner.

First Systematic use of fingerprints

Jan 6, 1902

Henry P. DeForrest first used systematic use of fingerprints in the United States with the help of the New York Civil Service Commission.

New York State Prison

Jan 7, 1903

PictureSystematic use of fingerprints in the United States for criminal identification.

Georg Popp

Jan 7, 1904

First geologic evidence in a criminal case for the first time.

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Jan 7, 1905

PictureThe FBI was established y Theodore Roodevelt

J.J. Thomson

Jan 7, 1913

PictureBuilds the first mass spectrometer as the hyperbola spectrograph.

International Association of Crimial Identification

Jan 7, 1915

Was organized in Oakland, California.

Albert Schneider

Jan 7, 1916

California first uses a vacuum apparatus to coolect tract evidence.

Edmond Locard

Jan 7, 1918

Suggests 12 matching points as a positive fingerprint identification.

Charles E. Waite

Jan 7, 1920

Was the first to catalog manufaturing data about weapons.

John Larson

Jan 7, 1921

PictureLeonard Keller designed the portable polgraph

August Vollmer

Jan 7, 1924

PictureImplements to first U.S. police crime laboratory.

FBI

Jan 7, 1932

PictureThe Federal Bureau of Investigation crime laboratory is created.

Paul Kirk

Jan 7, 1937

1945 Formalizes a majro in technical criminology.

M. Polonvski

Jan 7, 1938

M. Jayle first identify haptoglobin.

R.R. Race

Jan 7, 1946

first kell blood group system is described.