- Charles Darwin developed the theory of evolution by natural selection, which explains how all living things came to be through descent with modification from common ancestors and how they became adapted to their environments. - His theory reconciled evidence from various fields like fossils, geographical distribution of species, embryology, and taxonomy. No other explanation has made sense of these diverse facts. - Darwin's writings had profound impacts across many fields from geology to theology and influenced how humans are understood in relation to other animals. He made highly original contributions to many areas of science beyond just evolution.

2. Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882). His theory of evolution by natural selection, now the unifying theory of the life sciences, explained where all of the astonishingly diverse kinds of living things came from and how they became exquisitely adapted to their particular environments. His theory reconciled a host of diverse kinds of evidence such as the succession of fossil forms in the geological record, the geographical distribution of species, recapitulative appearances in embryology, homologous structures, vestigial organs and nesting taxonomic relationships. No other explanation before or since has made sense of these facts. In further works Darwin demonstrated that the difference between humans and other animals is one of degree not kind. In geology, zoology, taxonomy, botany, palaeontology, philosophy, anthropology, psychology, literature and theology Darwin's writings produced profound reactions, many of which are still ongoing. Yet even without his evolutionary works, Darwin's accomplishments would be difficult to match. His brilliantly original work in geology, botany, biogeography, invertebrate zoology, psychology and scientific travel writing would still make him one of the most original and influential workers in the history of science. Darwin's writings are consequently of interest to an extremely wide variety of readers. OCTOBER 1884.

3. Darwin at age 7, 1816 Charles Darwin, age 51

4. Emma and Leonard Darwin Emma DARWIN Annie Darwin Charles and William Darwin, 1842 Darwin at age 7, 1816 Charles Darwin, age 51 Francis Darwin, his scientist son George Howard Darwin (1845–1912), British mathematician.

5. Darwin’s study

6. Charles Darwin's 1837 sketch, his first diagram of an evolutionary tree from his First Notebook on Transmutation of Species (1837) on view at the the Museum of Natural History in Manhattan.

7. Darwin, C. R. 1846. Geological observations on South America. Being the third part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle, under the command of Capt. Fitzroy, R.N. during the years 1832 to 1836. London: Smith Elder and Co.

10. Diagram representing the divergence of species 1859

11. Darwin's finches or Galapagos finches. Darwin, 1845. Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle

12. Geospiza magnirostris Gould, 1837 Geospiza magnirostris Gould, 1837 Categories : Geospiza Geospiza fortis Geospiza parvula Certhidea olivacea Gould, 1837

13. TEORIA EVOLUTIEI A LUI DARWIN

14. Charles Darwin. Manuscript letters to George Grey

15. Ruinas da casa

16. Statue at the Antwerp zoo; Belgium

17. In his on-camera parts in his mockumentary movie “Expelled!” Ben Stein paid a visit to the statue of Charles Darwin in the British Museum (too bad Stein didn’t bother to visit any of the exhibits). It was a brave move. Stein, ever the prankster, surely understood that his move would be open to pranking itself. Sure enough, The Beagle Project sponsored a captioning contest, similar to The New Yorker’s cartoon captioning contests.

18. In 2009 se implinesc 200 de ani de la nasterea lui Darwin si 150 de ani de la publicarea primei editii a cartii “Asupra originii speciilor prin selectie naturala sau pastrarea raselor favorizate in lupta pentru existenta”. Cu toate ca n-a fost nici primul, nici ultimul ganditor care a tratat acest subiect, el este unul dintre cei mai controversati oameni de stiinta din toate timpurile.