John Augustus Larson

John Augustus Larson
John Larson in 1921
Born(1892-12-11)December 11, 1892
DiedOctober 1, 1965(1965-10-01) (aged 72)
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipU.S.
EducationBoston University (M.Sc., 1915)
University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D., 1920) Rush Medical College (M.D.)
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley, Rush Medical College
Occupation(s)Police Officer, Forensic Psychiatrist
Known forCriminology, Polygraphy
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine
Criminology
InstitutionsBerkeley Police Department

John Augustus Larson (11 December 1892 – 1 October 1965) was a police officer and forensic psychiatrist and became famous for his invention of the modern polygraph device used in forensic investigations.[1] He was the first American police officer with an academic doctorate and to use the polygraph in criminal investigations.[2][3] After a famed career in criminal investigation, he died of a heart attack in Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 73.[4]

  1. ^ Bellis, M. Police Technology and Forensic Science: History of the Lie Detector or Polygraph Machine.About.com Inventors.
  2. ^ Carlsen E (2010). Truth in the machine Archived 2011-06-24 at the Wayback Machine. California Magazine, Cal Alumni Association, Berkeley
  3. ^ Gordon, N. J. (2008). Today's Instruments for Truth Testing. The Police Chief, vol. 75, no. 9.
  4. ^ Milestones on Time magazine

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