Woolf, Alex
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.
1403448299 (hc : acid-free) 1403454698 (pb : acid-free)
2003018155
Fraud investigation
Forensic sciences
Criminal investigation
j363.25963 Woo 23
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.
1403448299 (hc : acid-free) 1403454698 (pb : acid-free)
2003018155
Fraud investigation
Forensic sciences
Criminal investigation
j363.25963 Woo 23