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WHO IS CHARLES DARWIN? - Coggle Diagram
WHO IS CHARLES DARWIN?
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theories transformed the way we think/see/understand the natural world - ideas were nothing short of revolutionary
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he and his fellow pioneers in the field of biology gave us insight into the fantastic diversity of life on Earth and its origins, including our own as a species.
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in time, his radical theories brought him into conflict with members of the Church of England
born in 1809 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Darwin was fascinated by the natural world from a young age
growing up he was an avid reader of nature books and devoted his spare time to exploring the fields and woodlands around his home, collecting plants and insects
In 1825 Darwin enrolled in medical school at the University of Edinburgh, where he witnessed surgery on a child. Surgeries at the time would have been carried out without the use of anaesthetic or antiseptics, and fatalities were common.
Watching this procedure left Darwin so traumatised that he gave up his studies without completing the course. He then went to Cambridge University to study theology.
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He embarked on a 5 year voyage and the journey would change both his life and the trajectory of Western scientific thinking
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Darwin explored remote regions and marveled at a world so different from the one he knew. He encountered birds with bright blue feet, sharks with T-shaped heads and giant tortoises.
On his travels Darwin collected plants, animals and fossils, and took copious field notes. These collections and records provided the evidence he needed to develop his remarkable theory.
Darwin returned to England in 1836. A highly methodical scholar, constantly collecting and observing, he spent many years comparing and analysing specimens before finally declaring that evolution occurs by a process of natural selection
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He couldn't stand the sight of blood, ironically
