A fictional character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the enigmatic detective has captured the imagination of countless of people. In the most recent TV series adaptation, Sherlock Holmes BBC is currently one of the most popular TV shows.
The British icon holds the Guinness World Records title as being the most portrayed character in history.
Sherlock Holmes' popularity first started in 1887 mostly set in a Victorian or Edwardian era. The character's power of observation and deduction is what has captivated the world.
The detective's almost fantastical ability to solve mysteries are drawn from his deductive powers or as he calls it, the science of deduction.
Deductive logic is a process of reasoning from one or more statements to reach a certain conclusion. In this kind of reasoning, an individual links the premises with conclusions. This is also known as top-down logic.
In the TV show Sherlock Holmes BBC has cast Benedict Cumberbatch as the obsessive compulsive detective. The setting is set in the modern world. Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson solve modern crimes.
In an article in Britannica, Sherlock Holmes, although a fictional character, is being described as somewhat of a pioneer in forensic science.
His method of investigating evidences found at the scene of the crime has inspired and have influenced modern methods of documenting and studying evidence to solve crimes.
As an example of how the character helped further the way crimes are investigated, it was Holmes who was first to use fingerprints to identify suspects.
After the publication of The Sign of Four in 1890, Scotland Yard employed this method not until 11 years after. Another method described by Holmes is the preservation of footprints. This has become one of the mainstays of modern day investigation worldwide, according to an article by Forensic Outreach.
