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Birth: Charles Robert Darwin
Born in Shrewsbury, England to Dr. Robert Darwin (Ruse). -
Medical School
At the age of 16 Darwin was sent to Edinburgh to attend one of the most prestigious medical schools in Europe. After two years of study, he grew tired of the professors and hated the sight of blood. Darwin left Edinburgh to start his degree in natural history. -
New Career
With pressure from his family, Darwin enrolled at Christ's College at the University of Cambridge to start his studies to become an Anglican clergyman. Darwin and Natural Selection: Crash Course History of Science (http://site.ebrary.com/id/10307558?) shows some great enlightenment into this period of Darwin's life. -
Graduation
Darwin graduated from college and started his adventure on the HMS Beagle. The voyage was to map the South American coastline and the surrounding islands. -
Galapagos Archipelago
The Beagle visits the Galapagos Archipelago. During this visit, Darwin was able to observe the different species of birds and tortoises. Ultimately this helped lead forming his ideas about evolution. -
Darwin the Evolutionist
"Darwin realized that the key to changing the forms of animals and plants is systematic selection." (Ruse). Playing into the concept that animals and plants evolve based on the surrounding environment. just as animals breeders select the best traits to pass to one generation to the next the same way natural selection functions. -
Compiling Data
From 1842 to 1844 Darwin would work on his theories to leading to publishing. in 1842 he wrote a 35-page rough draft and in 1844 230-page essay. -
Robert Chambers
Robert Chambers publishes "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation". Chambers' work was based on speculation with little to no scientific data. The work was well received among the religious community. The support the article received is often viewed to contribute to Darwin dealing with his publication. -
Alfred Russle Wallace
During this time a naturalist named Alfred Russel Wallace published an essay coming to the same conclusions that Darwin did after his travels to the East Indies. The publication is often seen as a catalyst for Darwin to finial publish his work. -
The Origin of Species is Published
After 15 months of rework, Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or, The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life." -
Death: Charles Robert Darwin
Although Darwin did not use the phrase evolution in his work, it denotes the changes made over time. To this day, his work is still debated among scientists and religious scholars. Charles Darwin died at his home in the village of Downe, England (Ruse).