“In the 13th century, historians say that scientists are already beginning to describe the fingerprint, saying that these are not just some kind of drawings. These are curls, loops that really exist. And it is by the descriptions of these characteristic features that one can identify the fingerprint one person or another, said the expert.
According to the story of Vladimir Postaniuk, Herschel is famous for the fact that “with the help of knowledge about fingerprints, he was able to save money to a certain extent.”
“1856-1858. Herschel was an official who was in charge of the issuance of wages. And given that for a European, the inhabitants of India, let’s say, are one and the same. And the question arose that every time wages were issued, everything was required more and more. And the number of employees remained the same. And he understood that, most likely, someone comes once, someone comes a second, third time. And it was impossible to check that this person had already received a salary He drew attention to the fact that fingerprints are very personalized.Then he suggested that when issuing wages <...> set a fingerprint. And as a result of this, for 15 years of work on the issuance of wages, he saved quite a lot of money, “- said the historian.
According to him, moreover, Herschel put forward the theory that fingerprints do not repeat.
And how did they find the first criminal by fingerprints? And how did you manage to find the kidnappers of the Mona Lisa? How did the theft of this painting affect the development of fingerprinting? Details about this and much more – in the program “Unknown History” with Boris Ryzhov. Watch it on Sunday, May 28 at 11:30 am on REN TV.
