Historical Influences on Darwin
The brilliant observer of nature Charles Darwin born
Feburuary 12, 1809 looked diligently at the diversity of life on Earth, from barnacles to
butterflies and made him curious (American
Museum of Natural History, n.d.). Through his study of life and geological
observations Darwin recognized differences among species as both human and
non-human. This contributed to the
theory of evolution and natural selection permanently marking a place for him in
history.
Darwin's modern thinking allowed him to create ideas and theories unprecedented in science during his time. A collection of his thoughts were put together in a book called The Origins of Species and went into print November 22, 1959. Following this he wrote The Decent of Man in 1871, both the publications created a new spark in evolutionary thought and natural selection contributing to the scientific revolution. Darwin contributed greatly to scientific history as he believed natural selection was a process of a persons characteristics permitted them to survive (Jurmain, Kilgore, Trevathan, & Ciochon, 2014, p.
46).
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