DANCEST 805 Lecture Notes - Lecture 33: Socialist Mode Of Production, Rudolf Virchow, Robert Fitzroy
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A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life. Son of rober waring darwin (doctor) and grandson of erasmus darwin (poet & physician made notable contributions to the industrial revolution) Was the fifth child, his mother died when he was 8 years old. His family"s wealth had enabled darwin to pursue his career, Famous for his contributions to biology: description of new species (during his voyage with ms beagle) Importance of cross-fertilisation: development of the evolutionary theory. Focused on the similarities among animals and humans: pointed to the importance of heredity, developed a theory of how life adapts to changing situations (same species that were physical separated) Published his evolutionary theory in the origin of species in 1859 after his voyage. The early beginnings (before he came up with the evolutionary theory, inspirations)
