Project Gutenberg 2011-01-05 Public domain in the USA. 112 Herschel, William James 1833 1917 Herschel, William J. 17021614 The Origin of Finger-Printing Produced by Eric Hutton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Origin of Finger-Printing" by Sir William J. Herschel is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book presents an in-depth examination of the development of the finger-print method of personal identification, which originated in India in the late 19th century. It chronicles the journey of this innovative technique from its early use for administrative and legal purposes to its eventual establishment as a critical tool for identification in law enforcement. In the narrative, Herschel recounts his experiences as an official in British India, where he first experimented with finger-printing while dealing with issues of forgery and fraud. His experimentation began in 1858 when he invited a local contractor to use his finger prints in place of a written signature, leading to revelations about the uniqueness and permanence of fingerprint patterns. The book is enriched with anecdotes and historical context, featuring the author's interactions with various individuals who contributed to the recognition and formalization of the finger-printing system. Overall, Herschel advocates for the adoption of fingerprinting as a reliable method for verifying identity, highlighting its transformative impact on legal practices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fingerprints HV Text Browsing: Law & Criminology 87591 87599 2024-09-14T14:05:43.064392 2023-09-15T08:47:26.278002 text/html text/html 82377 2011-01-05T15:05:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1112356 2011-01-05T15:11:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1188097 2024-09-14T14:05:47.712336 application/epub+zip 1187772 2024-09-14T14:05:44.841483 application/epub+zip 81593 2024-09-14T14:05:43.889370 application/epub+zip 1302430 2024-09-14T14:05:49.951297 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1289417 2024-09-14T14:05:47.065379 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 186458 2022-09-16T05:36:43.956337 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 70323 2024-09-14T14:05:42.671397 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 70172 2011-01-05T15:10:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 27066 2011-01-05T15:11:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 70249 2011-01-05T15:05:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27039 2011-01-05T15:11:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19148 2024-09-14T14:05:50.096284 application/rdf+xml 15250 2024-09-14T14:05:44.246439 image/jpeg 3644 2024-09-14T14:05:44.069329 image/jpeg 1272944 2024-09-14T14:05:43.146388 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia