Unbelievable stories about father theory of evolution

Livescience magazine published little-known facts about this legendary scientist.

Here's what few people know about the great English naturalist.The father of evolutionary theory does not have any scandal in his life. He is a good husband, man for family. It may be an image that few people imagine a scientist who has been floating on the oceans for five years in his youth and then invented a theory that shook the scientific foundation of the nineteenth century. .

Charles Robert Darwin (February 12, 1804 - April 19, 1882).

1. Footwashing

At the age of 12, Darwin confessed in a letter that he only washed his feet at school once a month because there was nothing to scrub.

2. A difficult father

Charles's father, Dr. Robert Darwin, once thought that a boy would become a person who did nothing. So he sent Charles to Edinburgh University to study medicine. But the guy showed no interest in the profession of doctors. Robert once scolded him like this: ' I don't care about anything but playing with dogs, hunting and mousetrap. At this rate, you will become the shame of yourself and your family. '

3. Saying waves

Charles Darwin used to float on the oceans on the ship HMS Beagle, but he was seasick. It was one of the main reasons he spends most of his time on the mainland, but thanks to that, he gathered more scientific evidence.

4. Trouble before the historic trip

If unlucky, Charles could not have stepped onto the ship to take him to the Galapagos Islands - where he discovered evidence of evolution and began to realize its mechanism: natural selection. He was not the choice of Captain Robert FitzRoy at first when he was looking for an accompanying scientist to survey the coast of South America.

Later, when Charles (then 22) was invited, his father refused. Fortunately, Charles's uncle convinced Robert to change his mind. Meanwhile Captain FitzRoy promised to give work to a friend, but he decided to refuse only a few minutes before Charles came to interview. FitzRoy asked Charles to stay with him for a week to see if their personalities were compatible.

5. Hesitate with marriage

This talented scientist had a happy marriage with his cousin Emma Wedgewood . Their marriage took place on January 29, 1839. However, not a lot of people knew about it when he was young, Charles listed the benefits and harms of marriage. What worries him the most is that he does not have time to read books at night if he gets married. But Charles also realized that if he got married, he would have a person to share all worries and give birth. After a thorough review, he concluded: Should get married. Proven theorem.

Darwin lived happily together with his wife for 43 years until his death in 1882. They had ten children together. His marriage is likened to an account of the color that breaks the belief that love and work cannot coexist.

6. Not assertive

Charles delayed the publication of 'Species of Species' for more than two decades due to concerns that people would oppose it.

7. Almost lost white results

In the late 50s of the 19th century, Charles often believed Alfred Russel Wallace - an English naturalist - also found the theory of evolution as his theory. This makes Charles speed up the publication of the book 'Origin of Species'. Scientists from the Linnean Society examined both of their work in July 1858 to decide who found the theory of evolution first. They eventually claimed Charles won because he presented the theory in more detail.

8. Great loss in the family

Charles and his wife had 10 children, but two died at birth and three died before they were 11 years old. Naturalists are also famous for their interest in children.

9. From Christians to supporters of agnosticism

Charles followed Christianity for most of his life. He even studied at Cambridge University to become a monk before making a trip on the Beagle. But for the rest of the time, he considered himself a believer of agnosticism, not an atheist.

10. People with many strange diseases

In his life, Darwin has suffered from many physical problems. He was not healthy perhaps because in the process of going through all the diseases and the environment, he had to face many hardships. However, in some studies, scientists found that he was not only physically but also mentally ill.

He often wrote to friends and confided that he was obsessed with some horrible scenes and this often happened at night. He often found himself having a major accident. In a letter to a close friend, Dr. Hooker, Darwin wrote: 'I cannot sleep and anything I do during the day goes back to haunt me at night, they repeat vividly. same . ' He always suffers from paranoia that he will overcome illnesses, constantly make important appearances and always consider himself too ugly. He always needed comforting words, reassurance from people around him to relieve stress. According to Darwin's biographer, he suffered from neurosis because he was unable to express his grief when his mother died, leading to neurological suppression.

11. Darwin was opposed by many religions

Religion often has many problems and concepts that go differently from the path of science, especially in the old days when all the problems of the world were explained through legends. Scientists accordingly have always been hated by religions (especially monotheistic religions). Charles Darwin and his research also faced negative reactions from Christianity, Protestantism, Judaism and Islam. The most aggressive of them are some conservative factions of Protestantism.

12. Like to try many food flavors

Since college, Darwin has joined a group called Glutton Culinary Club where members will come every week to 'try' exotic dishes, casual dishes that no one wants to eat. . Perhaps this is also part of his passion for nature and wilderness.

13. Inspiration of Karl Marx

While social Darwinism sees Darwin's theory as a way to justify greed and oppression, Karl Marx sees them as an allegory for class struggle. The famous German philosopher has found that Darwin's Origin is the biological basis of socialism. He said that the war and survival of species confirmed the existence of class struggles that he saw happen in society. A class is like a creature, fighting to survive in a hostile, oppressive and exploitative environment. Clearly, on both sides, Darwinism has quite important effects.

14. Learn about earthquakes

In his notes, he described that the destruction here is the most horrible sight I've ever seen. He observed the aftermath of the earthquake and recognized Chile's coastline as being pushed up, especially the high-altitude Santa Maria island area three meters above its original height. Darwin conducted a collection of documents from his observations and some testimonies of the people to rebuild some problems before and during the earthquake. After weeks of investigation, he discovered that earthquakes could be caused by a series of volcanoes along the Chilean coast. These volcanoes erupted just before the earthquake.

15. Ascension Island

The artificial ecosystem on this island only needs a few decades to develop thanks to the project of Darwin and his friend.

200 years ago in the southern Atlantic Ocean, there was a small volcanic island, isolated about 1600km off the coast of Africa. That is Ascension Island. Since its discovery in 1501, this is a completely uninhabited island, completely arid and lifeless.

On the way back, from Beagle across Ascension, Darwin has inspired inspiration and curiosity from Darwin. Shortly after returning to England, he and his close friend John Hooker planned to turn the arid, uninhabited island into a "miniature England". Under the help of the Royal Royal Navy, both arranged for many different plant species from all over the world to be planted on the island. This began in 1850 and continued every year thereafter.

By the 1870s, the island became significantly greener. Plants that are often not seen side by side have first grown side by side on Ascension Island. And these plants will eventually get fresh water from the air, solving the island's water supply problem. While ecosystems often need millions of years to develop the island's artificial ecological market, it only takes a few decades thanks to Darwin and his friend's project.