Crime and Detection: The Story of Forensic Science
The speaker is Dr. Ariel Fenster .
Sherlock Holmes solved criminal cases only with the help of his magnifying glass and his sense of observation. Today the police can make use of a vast array of scientific techniques from computer fingerprints analysis to DNA profiling. This lecture presents the history of forensic science together with some famous cases ranging from the story of the Poison Umbrella to that of O.J. Simpson. The lecture concludes with an analysis of several well-known literature and movie thrillers from the chemist's perspective. The lecture is well-suited to a wide-ranging audience with or without a science background http://oss.mcgill.ca/lecteng.php .