Forensics timeline Lexie Grossman

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  • Bullets

    Bullets
    1835: Henry Goddard (1866–1957) matches two bullets to show they came from the same bullet mould.

  • DNA

    1868: Friedrich Miescher (1844–1895) discovers DNA.

  • X-Rays

    1875: Wilhelm Konrad Röntgen (1845–1923) discovers X-rays.

  • Fingerprints

    1880: Henry Faulds (1843–1930) shows that powder dusting will expose latent fingerprints.

  • Bullets

    1889: Alexandre Lacassagne (1843–1924) shows that marks on bullets could be matched to those within a rifled gun barrel.

  • Comparison under the microscope

    1925: Philip Gravelle and Calvin Goddard (1891–1955) develop the comparison microscope.

  • Genetic Information

    1943: Oswald Avery (1877–1955), Colin MacLeod (1909–1972), and Maclyn McCarty (1911–2005) discover that DNA carries genetic information.

  • Breathalyzer

    1954: Indiana State Police Captain R.F. Borkenstein develops the breathalyzer

  • Identified by the use of DNA

    1987: In England, Colin Pitchfork becomes the first criminal identified by the use of DNA.