•1880. Henry Faulds, a Scottish physician working in Tokyo, used fingerprints to eliminate an innocent suspect and indicate a perpetrator in a Tokyo burglary.
•1863. The German scientist, Schönbein first discovered first presumptive test for blood when he realized the ability of hemoglobin to oxidize hydrogen peroxide creating foam.
•1835. Henry Goddard, one of Scotland Yard's original Bow Street Runners, first used bullet comparison to catch a murderer. He traced the bullet back to the mold.
The 1700 and 1800’s saw great progress in criminal forensics across the Europe, especially in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Some milestones were:
The 1700 and 1800’s saw great progress in criminal forensics across the Europe, especially in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Some milestones were:
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