The world would not be the same without the scientific contributions of the English naturalist, Charles Darwin. Recognized as one of the most influential scientists in history, his famous Theory of Evolution gave rise to a new paradigm in the world of research and the origin of the human being.
At just 16 years old, a young Darwin entered the University of Edinburgh to study medicine. But something else caught his attention much more powerfully: the study of marine invertebrates. It was already at the University of Cambridge that he developed his passion for natural sciences.
It was during a trip around the world of more than five years that took him to places like Chile, the Amazon rainforest of Brazil, Australia or the Galapagos Islands, when he began to write his famous Theory of Evolution to publish his greatest work in 1859. draft, ‘The Origin of Species’.
‘The origin of species’
His best known work was very popular when it was published in a specialized magazine. The complete book, with 1,250 copies, went on sale on November 22, 1859 . In it, an extensive argument about human evolution and about a common origin of species is exposed.
In essence, Darwin came to say that the creatures of nature multiply and, in a kind of competition for life, only those that best adapt to the environment in which they live survive. With this, Charles Darwin had discovered, almost without knowing it, the engine of the evolution of species, which years later was recognized by the scientific community.
Charles Darwin died on April 19, 1882. Although he had always wanted to be buried in the courtyard of St. Mary’s Church, the president of the Royal Society at the time, William Spottiswoode , wanted him to be buried with state honors and in Westminster Abbey , being one of five people who, without being a member of British royalty, have received this honor throughout history.
The best phrases of Charles Darwin
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor is it the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change. “
“The man is the descendant of a hairy quadruped , with a tail, probably arboreal in its habits.”
“At some point in the not too distant future, measured by centuries, the civilized races of man will almost certainly be exterminated, and will be replaced by savage races throughout the world.”
“We have not obtained any scientific explanation for the ordinary view that each species has been created independently.”
“In the fight for survival, the strongest wins at the expense of their rivals because they better adapt to their environment.”
“Sexual selection is less rigorous than natural selection.”
“Man selects for his own good, nature does so for the common good.”
“In the history of mankind, those who learn to cooperate are those who have prevailed.”
“Love for all living creatures is the noblest attribute of man.”
History repeats itself. That is one of the mistakes in history. “
