Major Events in CSI Development

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  • 750

    First Lie detector

    An ancient Greek professor discovered that peoples heart rate increased when lying.
  • 1302

    First Medical Autopsy

    Bartolomeo da Varignana preformed the first autopsy on the murder of a nobleman

  • Microscope Invented

    Hans and Zacharias invented the first compact microscope

  • Bullet Comparison

    Comparing the size of bullets used at a crime scene to determine the murder weapon used

  • Finding time of death by the temp. of the body

    Taylor and Wilkes publish a paper about how determining the body temperature can help find the exact time of death on a body.

  • Fingerprints used to help determine a crime

    Faulds published a paper stating that fingerprints at a crimescene could help discover a suspect.

  • Start to fingerprint all criminal

    New York prison systems begin to fingerprint all criminals as a US criminal identification.

  • Dental Records

    Teeth from the victim compared to their dental records to help identify the body

  • First Sobriety Test

    Borkenstien creates the first breathalyzer

  • DNA profiling

    Forensic technique in criminal investigations, comparing a suspects' profile to DNA evidence to assess the likelihood of their involvement in the crime