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Life to Death
Still troubled by ill health, Darwin worked until the end. He died a virtual recluse, surrounded by his wife and a few devoted friends. In his final months Darwin was tended by Emma, who had stood by him despite their differences in religious belief. Realising that his powers were fading, he described his local graveyard as 'the sweetest place on Earth'. Yet his followers, including the indomitable Huxley, had grander plans. He was buried at Westminster Abbey. -
Charles Darwin was Born
Charles Robert Darwin was born in a small merchent town in England. Charles came form a long line of gifted sciensts. -
Edinburgh University
At the age of 16, Charles was accepted at the Edinburgh University where his love for nature grew due to science. -
Cambridge University
Two years after Edinburgh, Charles was accepted to Cambridge where his father wanted Charles to follow in his foot steps and become a medical doctor, but the sight of blood makes Charles queasy. This brought Charles Darwin to study natural history. -
HMS Beagle Voyage
After graduation, Charles had the oppertunitie to take a five year voyage arougn the world, which was an oppertunitie of a lifetime for new naturalist. On his trip, Charles collected a large varity of natural specimens. Through hands on experiments/reaserach, Charles used this expidition to learn about the botany, zoology, and geology of the Galapagos Archipelago. -
The Therory Begins
Upon his return to England, Charles began to write his findings from his journal with a new perspective on natural history, he began to devlope his revolution therory. On review of his data, Darwin discovered that animals adapt to there environment, evolving if neccarry, through a process he called "natural selection" -
Illness
After the death of his 10 year old daughter, darwin was so upset, he became very ill from the stress and griff from his daughters death -
A Word On Evolution, or a Million
Charles Darwin wrote a million words on evolution but never published them until he received a letter from a scientist who shared similar theories as Darwin asking advice about publishing. Darwin shared some of the theories he wrote in his note, and decided to publish them in fear that Wallace would take credit for Darwin's work. -
Finally Published
Darwin finally went public with his ground breaking theories, giving Wallace his fair share of credit. Their theories was presented at the Lineman Society. unfortunately, Darwin couldn't make it to his presentation Cause his sonn died or something. -
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection
Still wracked by doubt, Darwin finally published his new theory of evolution. It would become one of the most important books ever written. Darwin described writing it as like 'living in Hell'. He dreaded losing his reputation, as his grandfather Erasmus had. Charles did draw fierce criticism from the Church, and from some parts of the press. Many people were shaken by the book's key implication: that human beings were descended from apes, though Darwin only hinted at it. -
Oxford University Trial
Darwin was reluctant to defend his ideas in public. It was left to others – notably a young biologist named Thomas Huxley – to take up the fight.In the 19th Century, scientific talks were popular entertainment and any debate about evolution was sure to draw crowds. Huxley's most famous clash came at meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science -
Mo' Sickness
Darwin and his cousin Emma had ten children and Charles was a devoted father. Yet the couple had now lost a son and two daughters, and nursed others through illness. Darwin knew that orchids were less healthy when they self-fertilised and worried that inbreeding within his own family may have caused problems. Yet when Darwin lobbied to add questions on cousin-marriage to the 1871 census he was refused. Queen Victoria had married her cousin, and Darwin was challenging another taboo. -
Survival of the fittest
With each new edition, Darwin strengthened his arguments. By responding to critics, he was able to build a more robust case. For the 5th edition he introduced the phrase 'survival of the fittest', borrowed from philosopher Herbert Spencer. The phrase has become shorthand for Darwin's idea. Unlike 'natural selection', it doesn't imply a divine being selecting anything. Darwin now described himself as an 'agnostic' – a term coined by Huxley. -
Darwin publishes 'The Descent of Man'
In 'The Descent of Man' he presented an unequivocal account of human evolution. The book was another challenge to Christian orthodoxy. Yet in the decade since Darwin had gone public, his ideas had gained acceptance. Victorian society remained deeply divided about the idea that humans shared an ancestor with apes, but many respectable thinkers were now ‘Darwinists’. -