Sherlock Holmes is a master detective who uses every sort of investigative technique to solve a crime. And while he might be fictional, the scientific methods he practices are quite real. Trace explores how this famous sleuth might be just be the ultimate scientist.

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Sherlock Holmes is the archetypal scientist - brilliant but slightly scary
http://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2014/jan/01/sherlock-holmes-archetypal-scientist
"We are comforted by his ability to solve intractable problems, but our love of Sherlock, and science, is tinged with apprehension."

Sherlock Holmes is finally in the public domain
http://www.geek.com/news/sherlock-holmes-is-finally-in-the-public-domain-1580815/
"In a landmark ruling from US District Judge Ruben Castillo, the Sherlock Holmes character and the majority of the story elements and characters that go along with him are now in the public domain."

Victorian Science: An Introduction
http://www.victorianweb.org/science/intro.html
"During the nineteenth century the things we recognize as the sciences formed and acquired their great cultural authority."

Sherlock Holmes is autistic, leading charity claims
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/10521128/Sherlock-Holmes-is-autistic-leading-charity-claims.html
"Sherlock Holmes's ability to solve crimes based on tiny bits of information and an incredible memory may mean the character was autistic, the National Autistic Society claim."

The wide world of Sherlock Holmes
http://www.sherlock-holmes.org.uk/world/conan_doyle.php
"Arthur Conan Doyle was born on 22 May 1859 at Picardy Place, Edinburgh, the son of Charles Altamont Doyle, a civil servant in the Edinburgh Office of Works, and Mary (Foley) Doyle."

5 Facts About Sherlock Holmes You Probably Forgot (Or Never Knew)
http://blog.credoreference.com/2011/08/5-facts-about-sherlock-holmes-you-probably-forgot-or-never-knew/
"Ever since I was six and saw a poster of a turtle dressed up as Sherlock Holmes, I've been a fan of mysteries, despite being totally afraid of them because of the...well...mysteriousness."

Chemists honour Sherlock Holmes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2331113.stm
"The great fictional detective Sherlock Holmes is to receive a posthumous Honorary Fellowship from the Royal Society of Chemistry."

Seeing, and Thinking, Like Sherlock
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/12/science/seeing-and-thinking-like-sherlock-holmes.html?_r=0
"Arthur Conan Doyle's novels and short stories about the incomparable detective Sherlock Holmes have never been out of print since their first publication in 1887."

Arthur Conan Doyle (1927)
https://archive.org/details/SirArthurConanDoyleSpeaks_272

Sherlock Holmes Trailers (1942)
https://archive.org/details/SherlockHolmesTrailers

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