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Forensic Science & Autopsy Timeline

By amustion
  • 300 BCE

    First autospy

    Performed by Alexandrian physicians, Herophilus and Erasistratus
  • First uses of fingerprints
    Apr 1, 600

    First uses of fingerprints

    Arabic merchants started using fingerprints for debtors
  • Bodies were preserved
    Apr 1, 1200

    Bodies were preserved

    Body preserving was started by Europeans
  • Apr 1, 1248

    First forensic science book

    Published by the Chinese. first known medical knowledge recorded.
  • Apr 12, 1543

    Anatomy of human body discovered

    Andreas Vesalius discovered the complexity of the human body using autopsies

  • First physical evidence

    First used in criminal cases in England
  • Creation of a new microscope

    Creation of a new microscope

    Polarized light microscope created by William Nicol

  • Standards of autopsies discovered

    written by Rudolf Virchow and is still in use today
  • Toxicology tests

    Toxicology tests

    success with toxicology results in Ohio when a doctor found cyanide residue

  • First DNA database

    worlds first dna database is created in the UK