Major Events of Development in CSI Sciences

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    First Lie Detector

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

  • First Microscope

    The first microscope is developed.

  • First Use of Bullet Comparison

    Henry Goddard catches a murderer using bullet comparison.

  • First Use of Body Temperature to Determine Time of Death

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

  • First Use of Photographic Evidence

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

  • First Use of Fingerprints

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

  • Discovery of Different Blood Groups

    Karl Landsteiner discovers different blood groups.

  • FBI Crime Lab is Created

  • DNA Testing

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