Major Events of Development in CSI Sciences

First Lie Detector

750

Erasistratus discovers that people's hearts beat faster when they are lying.

First Microscope

1600

The first microscope is developed.

First Use of Bullet Comparison

1840

Henry Goddard catches a murderer using bullet comparison.

First Use of Body Temperature to Determine Time of Death

1860

Taylor and Wilkes write a paper that explained how one could determine one's death based on body temperature.

First Use of Photographic Evidence

1860

First use of identifying criminals & documenting evidence + crime scenes.

First Use of Fingerprints

1880

Henry Faulds publishes an article saying fingerprints could be used to identify a criminal.

Discovery of Different Blood Groups

1900

Karl Landsteiner discovers different blood groups.

FBI Crime Lab is Created

1930

DNA Testing

1980

Fredrich Miescher's breakthrough involves the discovery of different DNA strands, with Alec Jeffreys soon after making the first DNA test.