Fingerprints

By Lucarr
  • First use
    1000 BCE

    First use

    Fingerprints were used as a signature in places like ancient Babylon, China, Nova Scotia, and Persia.
  • Fingerprint patterns

    Fingerprint patterns

    Different fingerprint patterns were noticed. Loops, whorls, arches, and ridges seemed to make up most fingerprints.
  • William Herschel

    William Herschel

    A magistrate in India named William Herschel noticed that no two fingerprints were the same.
  • Dr. Henry Faulds

    Dr. Henry Faulds

    Dr. Henry Faulds used fingerprints to identify who had left a stray bottle lying around. He had used the evidence to find the worker who did it.
  • Identified Murderer

    Identified Murderer

    Using a bloody fingerprint left on a doorframe, police in Argentina were able to identify a murderer.
  • Use in America

    Use in America

    The New York Police Department, and others across the state, began using fingerprints as a way to identify people.
  • U.S. Courts accepting fingerprints as identification

    U.S. Courts accepting fingerprints as identification

    Fingerprints are first accepted by U.S. courts as a reliable means of Identification.
  • FBI

    FBI

    The Federal Bureau of Investigation started using fingerprints.
  • Computerized fingerprinting

    Computerized fingerprinting

    Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems were used to scan and then store fingerprints electronically.
  • FBI electronic fingerprints

    FBI electronic fingerprints

    FBI began transferring their fingerprint file to an electronic system. This made i much easier to identify criminals worldwide.