John W. Bond (born 1956) is an English physicist. He developed a technique for lifting fingerprints off of metal years after they are left by virtue of the corrosion caused to the metal by the fingerprint sweat. He has several patented inventions related to metal corrosion. His invention was named a Times magazine best invention of 2008. In 2011 he received an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for services to Forensic Science.
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University of Leicester / Dr. John Bond Website has extensive career biography. Museumstuff / John Bond physicist Website has links to topics related to John Bond. Scientist Interviews An interview with John Bond about the fingerprint retrieval process he developed. (June 2008)