The Evolution of Evolution

  • August Weismann Social Events

    1800- 1900s Great Europe was trying to take control over Africa and parts of South America.
  • Date & Location of Birth (August Weismann)

    Date & Location of Birth (August Weismann)
    August was born January 17th, 1834. He was born in Frankfurt , Germany.
  • August Weismann's Education

    August Weismann's Education
    Went to the University of Gottingen and studied medicine. Graduated in 1856
  • Date & Location of Birth (Thomas Morgan)

    Date & Location of Birth (Thomas Morgan)
    Thomas was born on September 25, 1866, in Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.A. He was also the eldest son of Charlton Morgan.
  • August Weismann Soical Events

    August Weismann Soical Events
    Canada became a Nation.
  • Thomas Morgan's Education

    Thomas Morgan's Education
    Received the Bachelor Science Degree from the University of Kentucky, in zoology and then later entered Johns Hopkins University for graduate work in biology.
  • Augsut Weismann Personal Events

    Augsut Weismann Personal Events
    Noticed for most famous piece of work; Essay about Heredity.
  • Thomas Morgan's Education

    Awared his Ph.D at John's Hopkins University.
  • August Weismann Personal Events

    August Weismann Personal Events
    Created the The Theory of Heredity.
  • Major Socail Events (Morgan)

    Major Socail Events (Morgan)
    The start of the Spanish-American War.
  • August Weismann Personal Events

    August Weismann Personal Events
    Awarded the Linnean Society of London's Dawrin-Wallace Award.
  • Major Social Events (Morgan Thomas)

    Major Social Events (Morgan Thomas)
    The assassination of President William McKinley.
  • Where Morgan Worked

    Where Morgan Worked
    During 24-years period at Columbia University his attention was drawn towards the cytology on the broader aspects of biological interpretation.
  • Thomas Morgan's Personal Events

    Thomas Morgan's Personal Events
    In 1924, he received the Darwin Medal.
  • Thomas Morgan's Personal Events

    Thomas Morgan's Personal Events
    He was awarded the Nobel Prize for his discovery of the “Hereditary Transmission Mechanisms in Drosophila.”
  • Thomas Morgan's Personal Events

    Thomas was awarded the Copley Medal by the Royal Society of London, which he was a foreign member.