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Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, England on February 12th 1809. Darwin was a English naturalist whose theory became the foundation of modern evolutionary studies. Darwin's theory was evolution by natural selection. (Desmond, Adrian J. 15 Apr. 2021) Desmond, Adrian J.. "Charles Darwin". Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 Apr. 2021, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Darwin. Accessed 25 September 2021. -
Adaptive radiation
Darwin studied Galapagos finches, he found there were 14 different species depending on which island they resided on, he also found they all came from one common ancestor, the ground finch. These birds played a key role in Darwin's evolution theory. Image: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Ref: Desmond, Adrian J.. "Charles Darwin". Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 Apr. 2021, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Darwin. Accessed 25 September 2021. -
Transmutation (evolution)
As Darwin states “Animals—whom we have made our slaves we do not like to consider our equals.—Do not slave holders wish to make the black man other kind?”(Charles Darwin) Darwin's thoughts are antislavery and equality of humans being animals. Image: Charles Darwin, watercolour, late 1830s.
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Ref: Desmond, Adrian J.. "Charles Darwin". Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 Apr. 2021, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Darwin. Accessed 25 September 2021. -
Darwin's book
Darwin wrote a 35 page book but had no intentions on publishing it until after his death. He felt as if, "confessing to murder" was about the same as talking about evolution. Darwin started secluding himself he also moved himself and his family to a isolated village called Downe, Kent. Ref. Desmond, Adrian J.. "Charles Darwin". Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 Apr. 2021, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Darwin. Accessed 25 September 2021. -
Joining the worms
Charles Darwin wrote his last book not for the public but for his family, he only stated he was agnostic, Darwin went through a lifetime of being afraid of being shunned from the theories and thoughts he had. Darwin passed from a heart attack. "From worm to man, from man to worm".