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What is the name of the british scientist that developed the evolution theory?
The great Charles Darwin is most credited with the theory of evolution, but there were many before him that had similar ideas, and many people since have advanced the science of evolution.
What profession did Darwin's father want him to enter?
A doctor. Before he became a biologist he dropped out of med-school.
Why did Charles Darwin join the voyage of the HMS Beagle?
Charles Darwin was taken on the beagle as the ships naturalist and also as companion for the ships captain, captain Fitzroy. The journey was to be two years in length but stretched out to five years before they returned to England.
Did Charles Darwin retired or continued working?
He worked pretty much until his death; his final book - about earthworms - was published the year before he died.
Who oberved variations in the characterisics of animals and plants on the different islands of the Galapagos?
Charles Darwin first recorded and made scientific use of these observations, however he was NOT the first to observe them. Indeed his journal record that the governor on one Island boasted that he could tell which Island a tortoise cam from simply by the shape of its shell.Therefore people before Darwin noticed and observed these things but it took Darwin to work out what they meant (told us).
Who Came up with the idea of natural selection independent of Darwin?
The scientist Alfred Russel Wallace actually studied the idea of natural selection before Charles Darwin. Wallace and Darwin later became research colleagues, but Darwin became more well known after publishing "The Origin of Species".
Did Charles Darwin consider himself a scientist?
Darwin described himself as a geologist and naturalist, so he thought of himself as a scientist. Before publishing the Origin of the Species, he spent years studying barnacles - essential to establish himself as a serious scientist. He became a world authority on barnacles and, latterly, earthworms.
What significant scientist spent time in Galapagos Island before writing On the Origin of Species?
Charles Darwin
What are the two fields Charles Darwin attemted before he became a naturalist?
biology and geology
What is Charles Darwin inventor?
Well he invented the theory of evolution. Some speculation though as to if he denounced his theory before his death and became a Christian.
What scientist suggested that organisms slowly acquired physical characteristics?
Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution. Strictly speaking, Charles Darwin did not put forward the "theory of evolution". He publish a book called "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection OR The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life". The theory of evolution had been around for a long time, in fact, his grandfather, Erasmus Darwin, had proposed evolution 75 years before Charles published his book. Charles Darwin gave us the driving force for evolution - Natural Selection. There had been suggestions for evolution and evidence in fossils well before Charles Darwin. It is just that nobody could work out why until Charles.
What did Charles Darwin drink before he died?
gin and juice
Did Charles Darwin create the phrase survival of the fittest?
Herbert Spenser used the phrase first after reading Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species in 1864. Herbert Spenser was a biologist and sociologist and did write about evolution before Charles Darwin
What did Darwin say before he died?
There are no records of Charles Darwin's last words before he died.
Did Charles Darwin discover the horse?
wow not even close.... Darwin was Victorian Era, you think there was no horses before 1837?
What is the name of the british scientist that developed the evolution theory?
The great Charles Darwin is most credited with the theory of evolution, but there were many before him that had similar ideas, and many people since have advanced the science of evolution.
What did Niels Bohr do before he became a scientist?
He was a scientist.... I dont know his other jobs
