This document lists important dates and figures in the development of forensic science, including the Renaissance era, Salem witch trials, Benjamin Franklin and the US Constitution, Mathieu Orfila's work in toxicology in 1814, Alphonse Bertillon's work in anthropometry and criminal identification in 1879, the use of microscopy in forensics in the late 1800s, Francis Galton's work in fingerprint analysis in 1892, Karl Landsteiner's work in blood typing in 1901 and 1915, Osborne's work in document examination in 1910, Goddard's work in ballistics in the 1930s, the opening of the FBI lab in 1932 under J. Edgar Hoover, and Edmond Locard's formulation of the exchange

1. FORENSIC HISTORICAL
DATES
 Renaissance Era
 Salem Witch trials
 Benjamin Franklin & U.S. Constitution (Age of Enlightenment)
 1814 - Mathieu Orfila - Toxicology
 1879 – Bertillon - anthropometry for criminal ID (aka biometrics), predates fingerprinting
 Late 1800s – McCrone - Use of Microscopy in Forensics
 1892 – Galton - fingerprints
 1901- Lattes – blood typing
 1910 – Osborne – Document Examination/Questioned documents
 1915 – Lattes - blood typing from dried blood stain
 1930's – Goddard - Ballistics
 1932 - FBI lab opened – J. Edgar Hoover
 Edmond Locard (1877-1966) – Exchange Principle
 What is the Exchange Principle?