Bibliograph

Blood, bullets, and bones, the story of forensic science from Sherlock Holmes to DNA, Bridget Heos

Type

Label

Blood, bullets, and bones, the story of forensic science from Sherlock Holmes to DNA, Bridget Heos

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-250) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Blood, bullets, and bones

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

934884304

Responsibility statement

Bridget Heos

Sub title

the story of forensic science from Sherlock Holmes to DNA

Summary

"A history of modern forensic science from the first test for arsenic poisoning in the 1700s to criminal profiling, fingerprinting, blood splatter analysis, DNA evidence, and all the milestones in between"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

From darkness to light -- A whiff of garlic : the first poison tests -- Bodies of evidence : autopsies and the rise of medical examiners -- Elementary, my dear Watson : the first detectives -- Not without a trace : the introduction of crime scene evidence -- Fingerprints of forever : early fingerprint evidence -- Bang! Bang! You're dead : the birth of firearm analysis -- Blood is thicker : the first blood pattern cases -- Grave matters : hidden bodies -- Dem bones : forensic anthropology beginnings -- To catch a killer : criminal profilers -- One in a trillion : the dawn of DNA evidence

Target audience

adolescent

Classification

Creator