history of forensics

By sidhant
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    History of forensics

  • Scotland yard

    Physicians analysis to connect a bullet to a murder weapon

  • Creation of a chemical to detech arsenic

    A scottish chemist created a arsenic deteching chemical which was used in a murder trial

  • Establishment of classifying finger prints

    The commissioner of metro police london created his own system based on direction, flow and pattern of finger prints

  • FBI's creation

  • 1st crime lab

    the first crime lab was established by a french man who was known as the "sherlock holmes of france".

  • bullet testing became more precise

    american physician calvin created the comparison microscope to match bullets to shell casing

  • 1st american crime lab

    first crime lab for the F.B.I

  • Classifying human blood

    Karl landstenir won a noble prize for classifying human blood

  • FBI's 1st crime lab

  • tests for other human material were developed

    tests for semen, saliva and other bodily fluids were developed