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Major Events in CSI Science

By Millie Greenwood
  • 300

    The First Forensics

  • Jan 1, 600

    The Measuring of the Volume of Strange

  • 1235

    People started to learn how to find the murder weapons

  • The First Medical Autopsy
    1302

    The First Medical Autopsy

    The first autopsy was requested by a civil officer in Bologna
  • People were able to start using teeth to start identifying victims
    1447

    People were able to start using teeth to start identifying victims

  • The First Microscope was made

    The First Microscope was made

    Zacharias Janssen was the one to invent the microscope in 1590 but it was then perfected by Galileo Galilei in 1609.
  • Bullet Comparison started to be used

    Bullet Comparison started to be used

  • The Police stations started fingerprinting the criminals

    The Police stations started fingerprinting the criminals

  • The First polygraph was invented

    The First polygraph was invented

    John A. Larson and a policeman from California were the two to invent it.
  • The FBI Crime Lab was formed

    The FBI Crime Lab was formed

    The crime lab was opened in Washington DC. It was first ran out of only one room and there was only one person who worked in it, his name was Agent Charles Appel.
  • Using tape to lift the oils that create a finger print

    Using tape to lift the oils that create a finger print

    The tape is used to lift clusters of fingerprints and other things off of surfaces to then inspect.
  • The Breathalyzer Test was invented

    The Breathalyzer Test was invented

    The breathalyzer is used to measure a persons BAC known as Blood Alcohol Content. It was invented by a man by the name of Robert F. Borkenstein.

  • Started using DNA to catch criminals

  • Investigators started using shell casings as evidence

    Investigators started using shell casings as evidence

    Investigators can use the shell casings to find out what type of gun was used and then can keep tracing to find where it was bought and who bought it.

  • The FBI started using DNA to catch criminals

  • Foot prints to track criminals

    Foot prints to track criminals

    If investigators can find shoe prints then off of the size of the shoe they can make a guess on how tall the person was and who was all at the crime scene, how many different people.