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The father of forensics : the groundbreaking cases of Sir Bernard Spilsbury, and the beginnings of modern CSI / Colin Evans ; foreword by Jarrett Hallcox and Amy Welch.
Van Pelt Library RA1025.S6 E93 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Evans, Colin, 1948-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Spilsbury, Bernard, Sir, 1877-1947.
- Spilsbury, Bernard.
- Medical examiners (Law)--Great Britain--Biography.
- Medical examiners (Law).
- Forensic pathology--Case studies.
- Forensic pathology.
- Homicide investigation--Great Britain--Case studies.
- Homicide investigation.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- x, 326 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Berkley Books, 2006.
- Summary:
- Before there was "CSI," there was one man who saw beyond the crime--and into the future of forensic science. "The Father of Forensics" chronicles the story of Bernard Spilsbury, who single-handedly brought criminal investigation into the modern age.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [314]-315) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0425210073
- OCLC:
- 65197933
- Publisher Number:
- 9780425210079
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