CHE 113 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Henry Faulds, Civil Service Commission, The Features
2 Mar 2017
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Archaeological evidence of ancient chinese and babylonian civilizations using fingerprints to sign legal documents: early 1800s. William herschel used thumb impressions to identify workers: 1880. Dr. henry faulds published a letter in the journal nature suggesting the use of fingerprints for identification purposes: 1892. English scientist sir francis galton published a book entitled finger prints in which was laid out a method of classification of fingerprints: 1897, 1901, 1930. Indian police officer sir edward henry proposed a modified classification system which was adopted by scotland yard in 1901. First official use of fingerprints in the usa by the nyc civil service commission. National fingerprint file set up in america by the fbi. Fingerprints formed underneath the skin in the dermal papile; as long as that layer is there, fingerprints will always come back. Prints are left because a body is constantly secreting water, oils, etc, through pores. Fingerprint basics: fingerprint is an individual characteristic.
