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Fingerprints were discovered on a clay tablet in Babylon. -
Wrote a paper describing the patters he saw in human fingerprints under a microscope including ridges.
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The first scientist to recognize that that the arranges of skin ridges was never the same in two people.
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Described 9 distinct fingerprint patterns.
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Began to collect fingerprints and noticed the no two were the same and that age did not alter them.
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Created a way to identify criminals with fingerprints
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Verified that fingerprints do not change with age and created a fingerprint classification system.
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Invented a better way for collecting fingerprints by creating cards for criminals and adding impressions of all 10 fingers.
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Created a ten card and divided fingerprints by loops, arches, and whorls.
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The first murder was solved using fingerprints.
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Over time, the Army, Navy, and Marines began using fingerprinting. The National Bureau of Criminal Investigation also began keeping track of the fingerprints on file.
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The FBI launched its Advance Fingerprint Identification Technology (AFIT) system which enhanced fingerprint and latent print processing services. The system increased the accuracy and daily processing capacity of the agency and also improved the system's availability.
