Pneumography

 The word “pneumon” comes from ancient Greek which means lungs
 The word “graphia” comes from Latin which means writing, drawing and description.

Pneumograph
 The first known use of the word pneumograph is in 1868
 this is a device that measures the respiratory activity (breathing patterns) of the subject.
Pneumograph (Parts And Its Function)
1. Pneumograph chest assembly: this unit is simply attached to the subject’s chest
Function: record the changes of the subject’s heartbeat

 Is made up of (2) two units of pneumograph chest assembly. (namely: the rubber
convoluted tube and Beaded chain)

 Rubber Convoluted tube: is ten (10) inches in length corrugated rubber attached
to the chest and abdominal are of the subject.

 Beaded chain: used to fix in place the rubber convoluted tube.

2. Pneumograph 2 Abdominal Assembly: this unit is simply attached to the abdomen of

the subject
Function: record the subject’s changes in breathing

Contributors to the development of Pneumograph

1. Vittorio Benussi
 (1914)Noted the changes in inhalation and exhalation ratio occurring during
deception. He recorded the respiratory curves of the pneumography.
2. Harold Burtt
 A scientist who, in 1918 determined that the respiratory changes were sign of
deception and concluded that systolic pressure changes are valuable in
determining deception.
3. Étienne-Jules Marey
 -The most popular construction was Marey's pneumograph, developed by a
French scientist and inventor. Murdoch's truthizer is based on the pneumograph,
invented in 1883.