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In ancient Babylon fingerprints were used on clay for business transactions
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First noticed by Marcello Malpighi, he was the first person to look at the patterns created by fingerprints, such as loops and swirls.
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Johannes Evengelista Purkinje found and used nine different fingerprint patterns for identification.
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His name was William Herschel and he was the original finger print collector. He matched peoples identity with their prints.
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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.
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Developed the classification system, which is still very relevant in today's world.
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Police in Argentina found a bloody fingerprint that was used to identify the murderer.
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The NYPD used fingerprints to help solved crimes, this was the first time this was used to help solve crimes in the USA.
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This was the first time fingerprint could be stored digitally and can match suspects to their prints instantly
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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.
