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A Legendary Bone Detective Explores Murders, Mysteries, and the Revolution in Forensic Science
William M. Bass – Jon Jefferson: Beyond the Body Farm William M. Bass – Jon Jefferson: Beyond the Body Farm

There ​is no scientist in the world like Dr. Bill Bass. A pioneer in forensic anthropology, Bass created the world's first laboratory dedicated to the study of human decomposition – three acres of land on a hillside in Tennessee where human bodies are left to the elements. His research at „the Body Farm” has revolutionized forensic science, helping police crack cold cases and pinpoint time of death. But during a forensics career that spans half a century, Bass and his work have ranged far beyond the gates of the Body Farm. In this riveting book, the bone sleuth explores the rise of modern forensic science, using fascinating cases from his career to take readers into the real world of C.S.I.

Some of Bill Bass's cases rely on the simplest of tools and techniques, such as reassembling – from battered torsos and a stack of severed limbs – eleven people hurled skyward by an explosion at an illegal fireworks factory. Other cases hinge on sophisticated techniques Bass could not… (tovább)

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HarperCollins, New York, 2009
306 oldal · ASIN: B000VM9YSQ
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Quercus, London, 2009
352 oldal · puhatáblás · ISBN: 9781847247728
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William Morrow, New York, 2007
304 oldal · keménytáblás · ISBN: 9780060875299

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