Forensic History

By marcos2014

  • A bullet comparison to catch a murderer

    Henry Goddard first used bullet comparison. His comparison was to a mold Henry Goddard first used bullet comparison to catch a murderer. Henry Goddard first used bullet comparison to catch a murderer. https://www.coursehero.com/file/p72mc0/1835-Henry-Goddard-first-used-bullet-comparison-to-catch-a-murderer-His/

  • Invention of the breathalyzer

    William Duncan Mcnally invented the breathalyzer that measures the alcohol level

  • First use of voiceprint identification

    Voiceprint identification was made by bell laboratories in the late1940s for military uses, but not used until late 1960s

  • The invention of the first contrast microscope

    Frits Zernike invented the first contrast microscope, receiving a nobel prize

  • It was the early use of hand writing analysis

    https://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=62438

  • The first time forensic science was used (finger printing)

    DNA fingerprinting was first used by police to find the killer of two teenagers