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Charles Darwin (12 February 1809 - 19 April 1882)
Charles Darwin had a massive effect on not only the scientific community but on all of humanity as a whole. His research changed much of how science was viewed from then onward. His research on natural selection and evolution follows Kuhn's Model of Paradigm Shift perfectly and is a prime example of its cycle. While he didn't get everything right at the time what he did start a scientific revolution of which still is felt to this day. -
Charles Darwin (12 February 1809 - 19 April 1882)
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In 1831, Charles Darwin boarded the HMS Beagle, a British Royal Navy Ship, as a naturalist to go to South America to chart and map the region [1]. During his time there he studied and took samples of various flora and fauna throughout several South American Counties and sent them back to England for study [1]. This is also when he went to the place he is known for the most, the Galápagos Islands [1]. -
Charles Darwin (12 February 1809 - 19 April 1882)
Charles Darwin returned to England in 1836, where he studied all the samples he sent back from his travels to South America and began to piece together what would later become his theory of Natural Selection [1]. He figured that animals with more beneficial traits for their environment are more likely to reproduce and continue those traits to further generations. -
Charles Darwin (12 February 1809 - 19 April 1882)
Charles Darwin published his ideas and theories about evolution and natural selection in 1859 [1]. In his book titled, "On the Origin of Species" it spoke about his research and his finding from his travels to South America and the Galapagos. This was extremely controversial and had a massive effect on the scientific community at the time and still does to this day outside of the scientific community. -
Charles Darwin (12 February 1809 - 19 April 1882) Citations/References
References
1. Society NG. Charles Darwin. National Geographic Society. 2019 Aug 23 [accessed 2021 Jul 25]. http://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/charles-darwin/