History of Crime Scene Investigation

  • First Forensic Science
    700

    First Forensic Science

    the Chinese used fingerprints to establish the identity of documents and clay sculptures.
  • 1248

    Details to help with Murder

    A book written by the Chinese, distinguished drowning from strangulation.
  • First use of Photography

    For identification for Criminals and documentation of evidence and crime scenes
  • First Interference Contrast Microscope

    First Interference Contrast Microscope

    First interference contrast microscope invented by Dutch physicist Frits Zernike
  • DNA Databank

    DNA Databank legislation was enacted