Charles DarwinCharles Darwin

The Scientist Behind The Scientist Behind The Time MachineThe Time Machine

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Life Before ScienceLife Before Science

Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England on February 12, Shropshire, England on February 12, 18091809

His maternal grandfather was the His maternal grandfather was the china/pottery entrepreneur Josiah china/pottery entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood.Wedgwood.

Charles pursued a career in zoology and Charles pursued a career in zoology and geography—graduating from Cambridge geography—graduating from Cambridge in 1831in 1831

Darwin and the BeagleDarwin and the Beagle

1831-1836: served as 1831-1836: served as the unpaid geologist, the unpaid geologist, botanist, zoologist, and botanist, zoologist, and general man of science general man of science aboard the Beagle.aboard the Beagle.

The Beagle traveled to The Beagle traveled to South America, South America, Australia, and Australia, and surrounding areassurrounding areas

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Darwin and the BeagleDarwin and the Beagle

He wrote He wrote Zoology of the BeagleZoology of the Beagle in in 18401840

The book discussed his findingsThe book discussed his findings It was the discoveries on his voyage It was the discoveries on his voyage

that helped Darwin piece together that helped Darwin piece together his new theory of evolution—Natural his new theory of evolution—Natural SelectionSelection

Darwin’s New TheoryDarwin’s New Theory

Darwin’s theory of evolution first Darwin’s theory of evolution first appeared in a paper in 1858appeared in a paper in 1858

At the same time, Alfred Russel Wallace At the same time, Alfred Russel Wallace independently developed the theory of independently developed the theory of natural selectionnatural selection

It is for that reason that Darwin published It is for that reason that Darwin published as soon as he did—to get the creditas soon as he did—to get the credit

The Origin of SpeciesThe Origin of Species

The Origin of SpeciesThe Origin of Species was released in 1859was released in 1859

It sold out in one dayIt sold out in one day The book is often The book is often

referred to as the referred to as the “book that shook the “book that shook the world”world”

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In the BookIn the Book

In In The Origin of SpeciesThe Origin of Species, Darwin set forth , Darwin set forth his theory in which things (in particular, his theory in which things (in particular, life) evolves by a process he called life) evolves by a process he called natural selectionnatural selection

His theory was not new.His theory was not new. The Greek thinkers Aristotle and The Greek thinkers Aristotle and

Lucretius mentioned it before (but by a Lucretius mentioned it before (but by a different name)different name)

Other Works and the EndOther Works and the End

Other works Other works included: included: The The Variation of Variation of Animals and Animals and Plants Under Plants Under DomesticationDomestication, , The Descent of The Descent of ManMan, and , and The The Expression of Expression of the Emotions in the Emotions in Animals and Animals and ManMan

• Darwin was elected to the Royal Society in 1839 and the French Academy of Sciences in 1878• He died in Down, Kent on April 19, 1882• He was buried in Westminster Abbey

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Final NoteFinal Note

Darwin never said humans Darwin never said humans evolved from apes evolved from apes (monkeys)(monkeys)

He said that man and apes He said that man and apes evolved from the same evolved from the same distant ancestordistant ancestor

Recent discoveries are Recent discoveries are starting to show how starting to show how accurate Darwin wasaccurate Darwin was

May 19, 2009: The discovery of a 47-million-year-old fossil, which researchers call the oldest evidence for human evolution, is announced in New York City.