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  • Charles Darwin

    Charles Darwin was born on February 12, 1809 in the United Kingdom, he passed away on April 19, 1882 in the United Kingdom.
  • Charles Darwin

    Charles Darwin is best known for his contributions to science pertaining to evolution in 1859 when he published his book " Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or, The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life". His contribution to science included the idea that all living beings have descended from similar ancestors, which is a now a popularly accepted theory by scientist and society today.
  • Charles Darwin

    Charles Darwin is also widely known for his theories on natural selection which is a vital piece of evolution. His theory proposed that “survival of the fittest” was key to evolution, which means that only the successful genetics for survival pursued on to later generations and the successful would eventually die out. This was important to evolution because it explain the significant changes in species and in some cases extinction.
  • Charles Darwin

    Charles introduced this idea with a coauthor in 1858, but further elaborated his thoughts in his book a year later Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or, The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life“”
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    Charles Darwin

    Darwin, Charles. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or, The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. Benediction Classics, 2011.