Beating the Devil's Game: A History of Forensic Science and Criminal Investigation Paperback - 2008
by Katherine Ramsland
First time in paperback essential reading for themillions of fans of CSI andCold Case Files.
Katherine Ramsland, a renowned expert incriminology, traces the story of the evolution offorensic sciencefrom thirteenth-century Chinesestudies of decomposition through the floweringof science during the Renaissance and its veritableexplosion during the era of Newtonian physics, tothe marvels of the present day and beyond. Alongthe way, she introduces readers to such forensicpioneers as the father of toxicology; the criminalturned-detective who founded the Parisian Sureté;and trailblazers like William Bass whose integratedprogram in entomology, anthropology, andpathology at the Forensic Anthropology Centerhas galvanized the field.
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Katherine Ramsland, a renowned expert in criminology, traces the story of the evolution of forensic science??from thirteenth-century Chinese studies of decomposition through the flowering of science during the Renaissance and its veritable explosion during the era of Newtonian physics, to the marvels of the present day and beyond. Along the way, she introduces readers to such forensic pioneers as the father of toxicology; the criminalturned- detective who founded the Parisian Sureté; and trailblazers like William Bass whose integrated program in entomology, anthropology, and pathology at the Forensic Anthropology Center has galvanized the field.
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- Title Beating the Devil's Game: A History of Forensic Science and Criminal Investigation
- Author Katherine Ramsland
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Berkley Books, New York
- Date 2008-06-03
- ISBN 9780425221464 / 0425221466
- Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 9.02 x 6 x 0.84 in (22.91 x 15.24 x 2.13 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Forensic sciences - History, Criminal investigation - History
- Dewey Decimal Code 345.052
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