Why is Charles Darwin well known?

Answer 1

A: He wrote many books on evolution. Charles Darwin, a British naturalist who served as a navigator on the HMS Beagle, wrote many books on evolution.

Charles Darwin is a famous scientist because he discovered evoloution in action. The birds he studied clearly showed survival of the fittest.

Answer 2

Charles Darwin is famous for his travels, studies, writings and controversial theories. His most noteworthy piece being the Sir Francis Bacon inspired "Theory of Evolution" which challenges a paradigm which world religions perceive as reality.

Answer 3

Darwin published "On the Origin of Species", which was much more complex than anything before published on the topic, and he had a large amount of evidence to support his theory, which gained him more credence than his predecessors. He had spent years in the Galapagos, accumulating evidence and clarifying his ideas, and so by the time he published, he had a very compelling idea - which is saying a lot, considering the social atmosphere at the time wasn't very friendly to the idea of evolution (and some might say, it still isn't!). Alfred Wallace concurrently came up with the idea of natural selection and is often secondarily credited with it. It is said that Darwin was delaying his publishing of the book "On the Origin of Species" because he was aware of the ripples it would create. Alfred Wallace is said to have contacted Darwin to ask his advice on the idea, and this spurred Darwin to publish.

Answer 4

Charles Robert Darwin's theory of evolution was that all life has descended from ancestors. This means that more complex creatures had developed from more simple ancestor's, naturally, overtime. This means the more aided creatures in survival survive to then pass on their better characteristics to the next generation. This then means that the human race and over life on the planet has improved over time. This is called Natural selection, and is the key mechanism in evolution.

Answer 5

Charles Darwin is credited with the theory of evolution by natural selection because he went to the Galapagos Islands and studied mocking birds. While he was studing the birds he wrote his book in 1859, On the Origin of Species.

Answer 6

because back in his day aka 1872 they didnt have lights and what not so he was there to be a scientist for specific reasons like to invent and create....>>.and explore...

Answer 7

Charles Darwin was an important figure in history as he sailed around the world from England to find knowledge on evolution . Later in his life he published the book The Theory of Evolution .

Answer 8

yes, Charles Darwin did believe in evolution.