Fingerprint analysis. Early 20th-century analysis of fingerprints, with a clerk using a loupe to examine the records. The ridges on the skin of human
Fingerprint analysis. Early 20th-century analysis of fingerprints, with a clerk using a loupe to examine the records. The ridges on the skin of human fingertips, a distinct and unique pattern, are an example of biometric data that can be recorded and used to identify individuals. This analysis is being done in 1918 in the fingerprint department of the Intelligence Bureau of the United States Department of the Navy. Research into fingerprints developed throughout the 19th century, with forensic applications becoming widespread in the early years of the 20th century. The US Navy began using fingerprints in 1907.
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