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Pioneer

This dimension names the person credited with pioneering a specific forensic discipline. Wikipedia notes that forensic scientists "collect, preserve, and analyze evidence during the course of an investigation," work whose methods in every discipline trace back to a named pioneer. Browsing this way collects every discipline credited to the same pioneer.

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1248 1
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1. Forensic Science (Wikipedia)
Forensic science, History, Origins of forensic science and early methods subsection
Quote, Forensic science, History, Origins of forensic science and early methods subsection
The first written account of using medicine and entomology to solve criminal cases is attributed to the book of Xi Yuan Lu (translated as Washing Away of Wrongs), written in China in 1248 by Song Ci.
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