Share this on WhatsApp Originally published in June 1894 Credit: Scientific American Advertisement “Mr. Francis Galton affirms that ‘the patterns of the papillary ridges upon the bulbous palmar surfaces of the terminal phalanges of the fingers and thumbs are absolutely unchangeable throughout life, and show in different individuals an infinite variety of forms and peculiarities. … Continue reading The Chance of Identical Fingerprints: 1 in 64 trillion