Fingerprinting has been a valuable resource throughout the ages, starting back in the age of Babylon!
- Babylonians used to press their fingerprints into clay in place of a signature
- In 14th century Persia, it was discovered that no two fingerprints are the same!
- In 1686, Marcello Malphigi observed the unique ridges, loops, and swirls on fingerprints.
- A layer of skin is named the "Malphigi" after Marcello Malphigi!
- Fingerprinting to solve crimes began in the 1900's
- In Mark Twain's 1883 book "Life on the Mississippi", a criminal was identified using fingerprinting methods.
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| Life on the Mississippi |
- In 1892, the book "Fingerprints" bySir Francis Galton was published
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| Sir Francis Galton |
- In 1901, Scotland Yard established a Fingerprint Bureau
- In 1903, New York Prisons adopted the use of fingerprinting
- In 1905, the US Army began using fingerprints.
- In 1907, the US Navy began using fingerprints.
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ReplyDeleteits interesting ti think that people knew aboutt he importance of fingerprints all the way back to ancient bablyon :P good work here
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