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Birth Date
Charles Darwin was born February 12, 1809, in Shrewsbury, United Kingdom -
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My summary of Charles Darwin impact
Charles Darwin was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist who impacted science and the philosophy of science in many ways. He wrote three books, on the origins of species, The Voyage of the Beagle, and the descent of man. Through these three books he formed the basis of our understanding of evolution and natural selection. His achievement was to propose that life, including human life, developed, and could be explained, without the existence of supernatural force -
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The Voyage of the Beagle
The Voyage of the Beagle is the title given to the book written by Charles Darwin discussing his findings on a scientific expedition on a ship called the HMS Beagle. He was the naturalist on the trip, he filled notebooks with observations of plants, animals, and geology. The trip took almost five years and the ship returned to England on October 2, 1836. credit: https://wwwnationalgeographic.org -
On the origins of species
On the origin of species, published on 24 November 1859, is a work of scientific literature by Charles Darwin this is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. Darwin's book introduced the scientific theory that species evolve over the course of generations through a process called natural selection. This book presented a body of evidence that the diversity of life arose by common decent, through a branching pattern of evolution. credits: e.m.wikipedia.org -
The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex.
The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex, is a book by English naturalist Charles Darwin which applies evolutionary theory to human evolution. In lame terms this was the book that suggested human beings shared a recent common ancestor with the great African apes. In the descent of man, Darwin details a theory that he calls sexual selection, basically the ability to choose who to reproduce with credits: smithsonianmag.org -
Death Date
Charles Darwin died April 19th, 1882, in his home in Downe, United Kingdom.