First I read about http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physiognomy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physiognomy in the book from from 190x. Yes, the beginning of the twent

First I read about http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physiognomy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physiognomy in the book from from 190x. Yes, the beginning of the twentieth century. They stimulated facial muscles with electricity and it allowed them to create emotions' expressions and classify them. So Ekman isn't even first to do that. I see the FACS as a modern extension of the physiognomy. With all the scientific foundation of the latter.