-
100,000 BCE
The origin of finger printing
In ancient Babylon fingerprints were used on clay for business transactions -
Fingerprint patterns are noticed
First noticed by Marcello Malpighi, he was the first person to look at the patterns created by fingerprints, such as loops and swirls. -
Nine patterns detected
Johannes Evengelista Purkinje found and used nine different fingerprint patterns for identification. -
The collector of fingerprints
His name was William Herschel and he was the original finger print collector. He matched peoples identity with their prints. -
First time fingerprints were used to identify someone
Dr. Henry Faulds used fingerprinting to see who was the culprit of lying a glass bottle on the ground and abandoning it. He was matched using finger prints. -
Sir Francis Galton
Developed the classification system, which is still very relevant in today's world. -
Finger prints used to solve a crime
Police in Argentina found a bloody fingerprint that was used to identify the murderer. -
America uses fingerprints.
The NYPD used fingerprints to help solved crimes, this was the first time this was used to help solve crimes in the USA. -
Computerized fingerprinting
This was the first time fingerprint could be stored digitally and can match suspects to their prints instantly -
Child fingerprinting
It became a commonality that children get their fingerprints on file so if they were ever lost, they can be identifiable. This has saved countless young lives.
