History of Fingerprinting
Published on Dec 04, 2015
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Circa 2,000 years ago
The Chinese use fingerprints as a signature for documents.
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1823
Dr. J. E. Purkinje publishes a paper on the uniqueness of the ridges on the tips of fingers.
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1858
Sir William J. Herschel created the first working fingerprint identification system.
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1880's
Francis Galton contains a study on heredity in fingerprints and establishes a bureau of registration for fingerprints and measurements.
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1891
Juan Vucetich creates the first fingerprinting identification system to be used in crime.
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1970's
Police begin using lasers to identify fingerprints.
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1980's to present
New techniques are being found and being put to use.
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