Today
marks Charles Darwin’s 204th birthday. As a naturalist, Charles Darwin
had a biology-based curiosity about the world. In his early twenties he
embarked on a voyage on the SS Beagle to observe and document the
species that he encountered around the world. Throughout this journey he
employed his critical thinking skills to help him formulate the Theory
of Evolution. His definition of evolution
was "descent with modification." However, as science progressed and we
discovered DNA, the definition was updated and today it is officially
defined as: a change in allele frequencies in a population over time.
It's important to note that further advances in science have found data
supporting evolution, and so evolution has fulfilled a part of the
requirement of a theory, to "stand the test of time." Darwin published
his book “On the Origin of Species” in 1859, which has been the flagship
of the theory.
Although people who accept the evidence that
strengthens the Theory of Evolution are sometimes referred to as
Darwinists, he was not the first to formulate the theory. Another
biologist at the time, Alfred Russel Wallace, had the same thoughts
about natural selection and adaptation, so he is considered to be a
co-discoverer of evolution as well.
For more information about the fundamentals of evolution, please go to the following links:
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/
http://www.biography.com/
http://wallacefund.info/
Today
marks Charles Darwin’s 204th birthday. As a naturalist, Charles Darwin
had a biology-based curiosity about the world. In his early twenties he
embarked on a voyage on the SS Beagle to observe and document the
species that he encountered around the world. Throughout this journey he
employed his critical thinking skills to help him formulate the Theory
of Evolution. His definition of evolution
was "descent with modification." However, as science progressed and we
discovered DNA, the definition was updated and today it is officially
defined as: a change in allele frequencies in a population over time.
It's important to note that further advances in science have found data
supporting evolution, and so evolution has fulfilled a part of the
requirement of a theory, to "stand the test of time." Darwin published
his book “On the Origin of Species” in 1859, which has been the flagship
of the theory.
Although people who accept the evidence that strengthens the Theory of Evolution are sometimes referred to as Darwinists, he was not the first to formulate the theory. Another biologist at the time, Alfred Russel Wallace, had the same thoughts about natural selection and adaptation, so he is considered to be a co-discoverer of evolution as well.
For more information about the fundamentals of evolution, please go to the following links:
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/
http://www.biography.com/
http://wallacefund.info/
Although people who accept the evidence that strengthens the Theory of Evolution are sometimes referred to as Darwinists, he was not the first to formulate the theory. Another biologist at the time, Alfred Russel Wallace, had the same thoughts about natural selection and adaptation, so he is considered to be a co-discoverer of evolution as well.
For more information about the fundamentals of evolution, please go to the following links:
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/
http://www.biography.com/
http://wallacefund.info/
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