Chemistry and Crime - From Sherlock Holmes to Today''s Courtroom

Klappentext An illuminating view of forensic science in fact and fiction. Underlines the relationship between detective fiction and the development of modern forensics. Begins with examples of chemistry at work in the novels of crime fiction writers such as Arthur Conan Doyle and Dorothy L. Sayers. Recounts how the sleuthing techniques in detective fiction laid the foundation for the sophisticated analytical methods of modern forensic science. Relates case histories in which modern forensics played a keynote role. Zusammenfassung An illuminating view of forensic science in fact and fiction. Underlines the relationship between detective fiction and the development of modern forensics. Begins with examples of chemistry at work in the novels of crime fiction writers such as Arthur Conan Doyle and Dorothy L. Sayers. Recounts how the sleuthing techniques in detective fiction laid the foundation for the sophisticated analytical methods of modern forensic science. Relates case histories in whichmodern forensics played a keynote role.

Product details

• Authors: Samuel M. Gerber
• Assisted by: Samuel M. Gerber (Editor)
• Publisher: American chemical society
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1983
• EAN: 9780841207851
• ISBN: 978-0-8412-0785-1
• No. of pages: 135
• Series: American Chemical Society Publ; American Chemical Society Publ
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law