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Revolutionary Case
First case to use forensics was in china in the 13th century. Flies are attracted to blood, so when someone in the village collected all the knives, the flies landed on only one of the knives. -
Toxicology
Valentin Ross developed a method of isolating arsenic in the arsenic in the stomach. Developed into toxicology. -
William Herschel
William Herschel used thumbprints to identify workers in India. -
Henry Fauld
Henry Fauld used fingerprints to rule out a burglary suspect. -
Chromotagraph Invented
The chromotagraph, used in toxicology screening, invented by Mikhal Tswett. -
Blood Grouping
Karl Landsteiner developed Human Blood Grouping. -
Forensic School
Rodolphe Archibald Reiss founded the first forensic school in Switzerland. -
Polygraph
John Larson invented the first Polygraph test -
August Vollmer
August Vollmer established first crime lab in US in LA. -
Comparison Microscope Invented
First Comparison Microscope invented by Philip Gravelle and Calvin Goddard -
DNA Genetics
Oswald Avery, Colin Macleod, and Maclyn McCarty discovered that DNA carried genetic information. -
AFIS
FBI establishes AFIS