I will start off by saying that I don’t think any one person is the greatest in history. There have been many who have left their mark on the world. A person who I may find to be brilliant may mean nothing to another from a different culture or religion. With that said, I would say, Charles Darwin is one of the most important people in history.
Charles Darwin was born in England February 12th, 1809. At the age of 18 he embarked on a five year voyage aboard the HMS Beagle. The ship was taking a survey voyage around the world to collect and study plants, wildlife, fossils and the local environments of numerous countries. On December 27th, 1831 the voyage took off and over the years Darwin collected specimens, including plants, fossils, birds and other wildlife. South America and the Galapagos were of great interest to him. He was given the unique opportunity to study up close specimens that most in that time were unable to.
When Darwin returned to England he started writing about his findings in Captain FitzRoy’s journal, The Zoology of the Voyage of The Beagle. …show more content…
On November 24th, 1859 he published his best known work, On the Origins of Species by Means of Natural Selection. He died on April 19th, 1882.
Throughout the century as we research DNA we have revealed more evidence pointing towards Darwin’s Theory being correct. Over one hundred years later his findings are still controversial due to its conflict with Creationism.
I admire Charles Darwin both as a Scientist and for his courage to go against the establishment at the time, forcing people to question what they had been taught to believe and expand their knowledge about the world and living species. His findings forced us to look at natural selection and our own place in this world. Many had trouble imaging humans sharing common ancestors with apes and caused outrage with many at the time. It still
Charles Darwin was born in England February 12th, 1809. At the age of 18 he embarked on a five year voyage aboard the HMS Beagle. The ship was taking a survey voyage around the world to collect and study plants, wildlife, fossils and the local environments of numerous countries. On December 27th, 1831 the voyage took off and over the years Darwin collected specimens, including plants, fossils, birds and other wildlife. South America and the Galapagos were of great interest to him. He was given the unique opportunity to study up close specimens that most in that time were unable to.
When Darwin returned to England he started writing about his findings in Captain FitzRoy’s journal, The Zoology of the Voyage of The Beagle. …show more content…
On November 24th, 1859 he published his best known work, On the Origins of Species by Means of Natural Selection. He died on April 19th, 1882.
Throughout the century as we research DNA we have revealed more evidence pointing towards Darwin’s Theory being correct. Over one hundred years later his findings are still controversial due to its conflict with Creationism.
I admire Charles Darwin both as a Scientist and for his courage to go against the establishment at the time, forcing people to question what they had been taught to believe and expand their knowledge about the world and living species. His findings forced us to look at natural selection and our own place in this world. Many had trouble imaging humans sharing common ancestors with apes and caused outrage with many at the time. It still