Fingerprints in Iran: personal power & the history of fingerprinting!

In Iran fingerprints are associated with one of the personal powers of an individual.

The history of fingerprinting: a perspective from Iran About the first fingerprint in the old Persia (= Iran); the uniqueness of a fingerprint; and why the Iranian gouvernement plays ‘tit for tar’ on fingerprints. “Each one of you has something no one else has, or has ever had: your fingerprints, your brain, your heart. Be an individual. Be unique. Stand out. Make noise. Make someone notice. That is the power of individuals”! Quote from: John Bon Jovi.

Fingerprint-based identification is the oldest biometric techniques which has been successfully used in numerous applications: the full article presents an Iranian perspective on the history of fingerprinting. The article includes a detailed description about the methods of identification used in early civilizations, the early history of fingerprinting, and the first Iranian record on fingerprinting. MORE ABOUT FINGERPRINTS: • The history of fingerprinting – a perspective from Iran • Iran: ‘Sir, we need your fingerprints please!’ • An overview of the latest fingerprints news • LIFEPRINTS: A treatise on fingerprints by Hand Analyst Richard Unger • César Baldaccini’s stature ‘The Thumb’ has a fingerprint!