Robert Frank Borkenstein
American police officer, inventor
Why Is Robert Frank Borkenstein Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Robert Frank Borkenstein was an American inventor, researcher, and professor. His inventions include the Breathalyzer. Early Years Robert F. Borkenstein was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on August 31, 1912. He graduated high school during the beginning of the Great Depression, and due to other financial issues and constraints he was unable to continue his education in college. He would find employment working in Fort Wayne as a photographic technician, where he developed an expertise in color film leading to his invention of the color camera. In 1936, because of his skills and creativity Borkenstein was hired by the Indiana State Police Criminology Laboratory. Rising through the ranks quickly, Borkenstein went from working as a clerk to Captain in charge of Laboratory Services. Throughout his time with the Indiana State Police, he helped improve the use of photography in law enforcement and assisted in the creation of the polygraph machine.
Robert Frank Borkenstein's Published Works
Published Works
- The role of the drinking driver in traffic accidents (the Grand Rapids study) (1974) (444)
- The Breathalyzer and its Applications (1961) (91)
- Historical perspective: North American traditional and experimental response. (1985) (20)
- THE ROLE OF THE DRINKING DRIVER IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS: A SUMMARY. (1964) (7)
- THE PERCEPTION OF DWI LAWS: A STUDY OF THE GENERAL AWARENESS AND THE ATTITUDES OF PUBLIC AND OFFICIAL GROUPS TOWARDS THE DRINKING DRIVING LAWS. FINAL REPORT (1971) (6)
- Efficacy of Law Enforcement Procedures (1976) (4)
- International conference on research methodology for roadside surveys of drinking-driving : alcohol countermeasures workshop (1974) (3)
- [Role of alcohol in accident etiology]. (1978) (2)
- Efficacy of law enforcement procedures concerning alcohol, drugs, and driving. (1976) (2)
- Alcoholism and Law Enforcement (1963) (2)
- THE ASPECT OF HUMAN FACTORS IN THE CAUSE OF ROAD ACCIDENTS - SOME POSSIBILITIES FOR FUTURE PREVENTIVE MEASURES (1978) (0)
- Alcohol and Road Traffic (Proceedings of the First International Conference, Stockholm, Aug. 30-Sept. 1, 1950) (1951) (0)
- THE ROLE OF ALCOHOL IN THE AETIOLOGY OF ACCIDENTS (1978) (0)
- A breath alcohol adsorption tube compatible with head space gas chromatography for blood alcohol analysis (1977) (0)
- Book Reviews : The Police Officer and Alcoholism, James E. Aaron and Albert J. Shafter (editors). Pp. 70. Springfield, Ill., Charles C Thomas, 1963, $4.50 (1964) (0)
- [Aspects of human factors in traffic accidents--various possibilities for future preventive measures]. (1978) (0)
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