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history of forensics
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Mathieu Orfila
Orfila worked to make chemical analysis a routine part of forensic medicine -
Francis Galton
the pioneer in fingerprint identification -
Alphonse Bertillon
created the first system of physical measurements, photography, and record-keeping that police could use to identify recidivist criminals. -
Edmond Locard
he came up with the theory that dictates that when two objects come into contact with one another, each will take something from the other object or leave something behind. -
Albert Osborn
Albert Sherman Osborn is considered the father of the science of questioned document examination in North America. His seminal book Questioned Documents was first published in 1910 and later heavily revised as a second edition in 1929 -
Leone Lattes
Leone Lattes developed a method to to apply blood testing to stains on fabrics and other materials. he found out that you could group dried blood stains as A, B, AB or O by using saline solution to restore dried blood into its liquid form. -
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes stories, has long been credited as an influence to forensic science due to his character's use of methods such as fingerprints, serology, ciphers, trace evidence, and footprints long before they were commonly used by actual police forces -
Calvin Goddard
pioneer in forensic ballistics
