William Moulton Marston

William Moulton Marston was an American psychologist, inventor, and comic-book writer who developed an early systolic blood pressure lie-detection method and co-created Wonder Woman.

Elizabeth Holloway Marston: Elizabeth Holloway Marston was a psychologist and lawyer who collaborated with William Moulton Marston and helped develop DISC theory. His wife and intellectual collaborator, she contributed to the ideas behind his personality theory.
Systolic blood pressure test: A method of measuring peak arterial pressure during a heartbeat, used in Marston’s early experiments to study deception. Marston treated changes in systolic pressure during questioning as clues to concealed emotion.
Harvard University: Harvard University is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Marston studied psychology at Harvard and earned his doctorate there in 1921.
Comics Code Authority: The Comics Code Authority was a self-regulatory body that reviewed American comic books beginning in 1954. Its later restrictions reshaped the medium Marston had used to explore bondage and power.
John Augustus Larson: John Augustus Larson was an American police officer who developed an early instrument recording multiple physiological signals during questioning. Larson’s instrument expanded beyond the single blood-pressure measure central to Marston’s approach.
Olive Byrne: Olive Byrne was a former student of William Moulton Marston and a writer associated with his family and Wonder Woman’s creation. Her bracelets, inspired by her jewelry, became a distinctive element of Wonder Woman’s design.
Polygraph: An instrument that records physiological signals during questioning, often used in attempts to detect deception. Marston’s blood-pressure method was an early precursor to polygraph testing.
Lie detection: Lie detection is the assessment of whether a person is being deceptive, using behavioral or physiological evidence. His blood-pressure research was one early attempt to make deception measurable.
Wonder Woman (1941 comic): Wonder Woman’s first comic-book appearance was in All Star Comics #8, published in 1941. This debut introduced the superhero Marston created under the pen name Charles Moulton.
Leonarde Keeler: Leonarde Keeler was an American inventor who improved the polygraph and helped popularize its use in investigations. Keeler’s later device helped establish the polygraph in a form distinct from Marston’s early method.

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