The Development of CSI Sciences By jenneferjo 1862 Izaak van Deen develops the guaiac blood test. 1868 Friedrich Miescher discovers DNA 1880 Henry Faulds presents powder dusting to expose quiescent fingerprints. 1892 Juan Vucetich, is the first to use fingerprints as evidence in a murder investigation. 1898 Hans Gross publishes Criminal Psychology. 1901 Karl Landsteiner discovers human blood grouping 1910 Victor Balthazard and Marcelle Lambert publish first the study on hair fibers. 1913 Victor Balthazard publishes his belief that each fired bullet carries unique marks. 1923 Police Chief August Vollmer establishes the first forensic laboratory in Los Angeles 1925 Philip Gravelle and Calvin Goddard develop the comparison microscope. 1974 Detection of gunshot residue by SEM/EDS is developed. 1984 The discovery of DNA analysis identifying anyone's unique biological code. 1998 The National DNA Index System (NDIS) becomes operational. 2000 3D reconstructions of crime scenes, traffic collisions and bullet trajectories are used to solve crimes. 2007 Footwear Detection 2011 Facial sketches used to mach photos.
