Medical Detectives - The Lives and Cases of Britain's Forensic Five (Paperback, New)

The development of forensic pathology in Britain is told here through the lives of five outstanding medical pioneers. Spanning seventy 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 over 200,000 postmortems 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.

General

Imprint:	The History Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2013
First published:	2013
Authors:	Robin Odell
Foreword by:	Bernard Knight
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	223
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-7524-6449-7
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Forensic science
LSN:	0-7524-6449-3
Barcode:	9780752464497

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