By: Brad Ratay

First forensic science book published 

First autopsy done to determine cause of death

Physical evidence used in criminal case

Mathieu Orfila was the founder of toxicology

John Purkinje published first paper on fingerprinting

Chemical testing first utilized

Alphonse Bertillion began to develop anthroprometry

Burman uses temperature to predict time of death

Edmund Locard theorized that dust particles could help solve crimes

Leone Lattes discovered antibodies in blood types

Calvin Goddard invented comparison microscope

First crime lab established in U.S.

August Vollmer headed the first institute of criminology

Walter McCorne revolutionized the use of microscopes

Hans Gross introduced forensic journals

California creates network of crime labs

Francis Galton explained the process of identification with fingerprints

Alec Jeffreys discovered genetic fingerprinting

First digital fingerprint identification system