Charles Robert Darwin

Biography

Born: 12 February 1809 Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Englan , !nite "ing o# Die : 19 $pril 1882 %age &'( Down )ouse, Downe, "ent, !nite "ing o# !ni*ersity o+ E inburgh ,e i-al S-hool %,e i-ine( !ni*ersity o+ Ca#bri ge %Ba-helor o+ $rts( Se-on .oungest o+ / Chil ren $war e : 0 Royal ,e al %181'( 0 2ollaston ,e al %1819( 0 Copley ,e al %18/3(

Who He Was -English Naturalist, Geologist, and Biologist )is e u-ation in naturalis# an geology e#powere hi# in being a #u-h #ore e u-ate #an in the +iel o+ hu#an e*elop#ent an #ore spe-i+i-ally the stu y o+ the hu#an origins4 5his helpe hi# -on-lu e his belie+s an +in ings +or his notary a--o#plish#ents -One of the Most Influential Men in History )is philosophies an theories are still spo6e o+ an highly regar e to ay )is theory o+ e*olution by natural sele-tion, now the uni+ying theory o+ the li+e s-ien-es 2rote the 78n 5he 8rigin o+ Spe-ies7 boo6 whi-h spea6s o+ his theories an +in ings4 Misconceptions (IMPORTANT) Darwin D9D :85, -o#e up with the theory o+ e*olution4 E*olution ha been an i ea an philosophy uring the 18 Century %1&00;s(4 Co#te De Bu++on ha been one o+ the +irst to propose this i ea4 Darwin ha been the +oun er o+ the philosophy o+ E*olution By :atural Sele-tion4 9t spea6s o+ E*olution an how e*olution wor6s an why, not generally o+ e*olution an what it is4 What His Theory Is -Darwin; Founder of Darwins heory of E!olution hrough Natural "ele#tion $Darwinis%& Evolution: the gra ual e*elop#ent o+ so#ething, esp4 +ro# a si#ple to a #ore -o#ple< +or#4 E!olution O##urs 'e#ause of Natural "ele#tion Natural selection Stating that the best an #ost a aptable organis#s sur*i*e an pro u-e o++spring4 Ergo its relationship with e*olution4 5o a apt is to e*ol*e an e*elop4 ey Ter!s " Ho# Evolution Wor$s %o!!on &escent' organis#s are es-en e +ro# one, or se*eral -o##on an-estors an ha*e i*ersi+ie +ro# this original sto-6 (pecies !ultiply' the i*ersi+i-ation o+ li+e in*ol*es populations o+ one spe-ies i*erging until they be-o#e two separate spe-ies= this has probably o--urre billions o+ ti#es on earth> )ra&ualis!' e*olutionary -hange o--urs through in-re#ental s#all -hanges within populations= new spe-ies are not -reate su enly4 Microevolution' e*olutionary -hange within a spe-ies or s#all group o+ organis#s, esp4 o*er a short perio 4 Macroevolution' ,a?or e*olutionary -hange4 5he ter# applies #ainly to the e*olution o+ whole ta<ono#i- groups o*er long perio s o+ ti#e4 5he whole pro-ess o+ e*olution an the i ea o+ Darwinis# wor6s only i+ in syn- to other aspe-ts as seen abo*e as it has been this way throughout the history o+ li+e on earth4 Ethical %oncerns:

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Consi ering the ti#e perio an era, #any al#ost all were s6epti-al an appalle by Darwin;s theory -onsi ering that a higher power was the #a?ority belie+ share by the -o##unity aroun hi#4 5he i ea o+ e*olution ha angere the -hur-h e*en be+ore Darwin;s -ontribution4 8*erall, uring the @i-torian era %his ti#e o+ e<isten-e( he was laughe at an #a e a #o-6ery by e*en his greatest in+luen-es an gui ers throughout li+e4

(trengths*+i!itations o, His Theory "trengths( $ lot o+ reasoning supports this theory su-h as the +ossil re-or s, spe-i#ens -olle-te while tra*elling, an e<peri#ents4 $ whole li+e;s +ull o+ wor6 an resear-h an been put into his is-o*eries an theories4 8ne o+ the +ew theories o+ the 8rigin o+ li+e an organis#s that #a6e logi-al sense4 )ea*nesses( 8nly a theory an un er no per-ei*able -ir-u#stan-e -an be pro*en in the near +uture4 Aa-6e 6nowle ge an un erstan ing in +iel s su-h as basi- geneti-s4 5he resear-h an up +orth -o#ing o+ D:$ un erstan ing only began out in the 1900;s an so, Darwin -oul not ta6e D:$ into -onsi eration while resear-hing4 :o un erstan ing o+ E*oBDe*o1, an Chylogeneti-s24
Metho&s -se& (Research -se& to Prove Hi!sel,) On a Basi# +e!el( he "#ientifi# Method 5he Beagle @oyage $t 22, Darwin ha ?oine aboar the Beagle @oyage4 $ +i*e year e<pe ition a-ross the worl at *arious stops t that ha pro*i e hi# with intelligen-e an +in ings to help hi# +urther his resear-h on e*olution4 $n in+luential #o#ent ha been at the Dalapagos 9slan s4 5he *ariety o+ spe-ies an li+e +or#s astoun e Darwin4 5his e<perien-e ha been a learning blo-6 +or un erstan ing e*olutionary e*elop#ent: )ow ani#als a apt to their surroun ings an -on itions where they li*e by -hanging -olour, shape et-4 5his *oyage is pro-lai#e as Darwin;s turning point an in+luen-e on his boo6, as *arious a#ounts o+ +oun e*i en-e is spo6en o+4 (igni,icance 9t was big leap +or the s-ien-e worl , an it a e a great a#ount o+ signi+i-an-e o+ proo+ +or s-ientology4 8ne o+ the +ew theories that proposes reasonable e<planation +or li+e +or#s an hu#an beings ali6e4 )is wor6 is the +oun ation o+ e*olutionary biology 5his theory has been applie as an i ea +or how hu#ans ha*e be-o#e4 %E*ol*e +ro# apes( Stri6ing a lot o+ -ontro*ersy to this ay, this i ea is still resear-he an supporte by #any an is the un erlay o+ s-ientology4

To&ay.s Application S-ienti+i- -o##unity uses Darwin;s theories an +in ings to +urther progress 6nowle ge in how we as hu#ans -a#e to be4
1

field of biology that compares the developmental processes of different organisms to determine the ancestral relationship between them, and to discover how developmental processes evolved.
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phylogenetics is the study of evolutionary relationships among groups of organisms

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,e i-ally applie all the ti#e= #y gi*ing us a #ore appro<i#ate un erstan ing o+ up-o#ing +lu;s an how ba-teria has e*ol*e be-ause o+ the en*iron#ent Deographi-ally allows us to e*aluate pla-es that will ha*e potential e<tin-t spe-ies ue -hanges in the -li#ate, an the -onseEuen-es o+ that4

-ni/ue Traits' Darwin was a poor stu ent, an ha no real goals when at s-hool4 )is passion +or learning o+ s-ien-e ha -o#e later uring his s-hooling4 )e was s-are o+ people;s negati*es opinions an so trie to elay his +in ings +or as long as he -oul 4

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