The development of forensic medicine is chronicled through the cases of five great pathologists
The development of forensic pathology in Britain is told here through the lives of five outstanding medical pioneers. Spanning 70 years, their careers and achievements marked major milestones in the development of legal medicine, their work and innovation laying the foundations for modern crime scene investigation (CSI). Bernard Spilsbury, Sydney Smith, and Professors Glaister, Camps, and Simpson were the original expert witnesses. Between them, they performed more than 200,000 post-mortems during their professional careers, establishing crucial elements of murder investigation such as time, place, and cause of death. This forensic quintet featured in many of the notable murder trials of their time, making groundbreaking discoveries in the process.
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Robin Odell has been writing books on true crime since the 1960s and is the author or coauthor of more than 20 books, including The Mammoth Book of Bizarre Crimes, Murderer's Row, and Ripperology.
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Softcover / Paperback. Etat : Fine. First edition. Softcover. SIGNED. Foreword by Professor Bernard Knight. The development of forensic pathology in Britain is told here through the livs of five outstanding medical pioneers. Spanning 70yrs, their careers and achievements marked major milestones in the development of legal medicine, their work and innovation laying the foundations for modern crime scene investigation. Sir Bernard Spilsbury, Sir Sydney Smith and Professor John Glaister, Francis Camps and Keith Simpson were the original expert witnesses. Between them, they performed over 200,000 post-mortems during their professional careers, establishing crucial elements of murder investigation such as time, place and cause of death. This forensic quintet featured in many of the notable murder trials of their time, making ground-breaking discoveries in the process. They were treated as celebrities by the media, and news that they were 'on the case' featured in numerous headlines. In the best traditions of scholarship, they also worked as teachers, passing on their knowledge and experience to future pathologists. Illus. (with a warning regarding content) Glossary, Bibliog. + Index of Names. 223pp. trade size softcover. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY ROBIN ODELL. F. with no creasing to covers. signed by author. N° de réf. du vendeur 15642
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