Investigating fakes & hoaxes
Alex Woolf
- Investigating fakes and hoaxes
- Chicago, Ill. : Heinemann Library, c2004.
- 48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.
- Forensic files .
Finding the fakes -- What is forensic science? -- From Aristotle to beta radiography -- Brief history of forensics -- Lost masterpiece? -- Fake Vermeer -- Counterfeit currency -- Howard Hughes hoax -- Hungarian circle -- Hitler diaries -- Framing the neighbor -- Anna or Anastasia -- Stolen identity -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Index.
Offers a brief history of forensic science and describes instances in which its techniques have been used to investigate various crimes, including murder, identity theft, and art forgery.