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Charles Darwin Birth And Early Life
Charles Darwin is born on February 12, 1809 in Shropshire, England. Being influenced by his father (who was a doctor) and grandfathers, he began to take interest in science, even at an early age. Early in school, he did not succeed. He took after his grandfathers in free-thinking. -
Charles Darwin Begins His Studies
In 1825, Darwin began practicing as an apprentice doctor for his father. Their work specifically focused on medically treating the poor in is birth town. He also enrolled into the University of Edinburgh Medical School. He found his studies at the time to be more of a burden than a source of knowledge. In his free time off from school, he began to learn about taxidermy. This is where his fascination of natural science started. -
Charles Darwin Enlists Into The Voyage of The Beagle
With having little interest left to study medical science, he decided to partake in an opportunity that catered towards his fascination of natural sciences. He embarked on a voyage to South America, to collect data on geological formations and dissection of foreign insects. This is where he began theorizing the extinction and evolution of organisms. This voyage lasted five years, and inspired Sir Darwin to draft his famous theories. -
Charles Darwin Publishes His Theory On The Evolution of Natural Selection
After many years of research and philosophical thinking, Darwin publishes his most famous theory on the evolution of natural selection. This book would go on to revolutionize natural science permanently. It explained how the traits of survival and reproduction in every organism are essential to evolution. Here is a great video explaing his findings: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfsUz2O2jww] -
Charles Darwin Is Awarded The Copley Medal
For his findings and advancements to science, Darwin is awarded the Copley Medal from the Royal Society of London. This medal is the highest award in science from the Royal Society. -
Later Life And Death
After a long life of hard work, achievements, and truly revolutionizing his field of studies, Charles Darwin passes away on April 09, 1882. He laid to rest in Westminster Abbey. His work and ideas live on in science, and are still impacting our world today.
