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Mathieu Orfila

1820s


toxicology


wrote a book about the detection of poisons and effects on animals

Alphonse Bertillon

1883


anthropometry


developed a system to distinguish individuals based on certain body measurements

Francis Galton

1892


finger printing


a way to uniquely identify individuals

Hans Gross

1893


forensic publications


wrote a book that applied all different sciences to the field of criminal investigation

Edmond Locard

1910


crime lab


created first crime lab in the attic of a police station


"every contact leaves a trace"

Albert Osborn

1910


document examination


recognized individualized handwriting


courts then accepted documents as evidence

Leone Lattes

1915


blood stain identification


determine blood type of dried sample

Calvin Goddard

1927


ballistics


developed techniques to identify which gun a bullet was fired from

Walter McCrone

1940s


microscopic forensics


developed and applied microscopic techniques to examine evidence