darwin, charles

Examines the life and accomplishments of Charles Darwin, the nineteenth-century English scientist responsible for advancing theories about the survival of species and the origins of life, and includes a time line, and a selection of primary source transcriptions and images.

Presents a brief biography of Charles Darwin, in simple text with illustrations, providing information on his childhood, his education, his voyage on the "Beagle" and histheory of evolution.

Chronicles the life of the English naturalist who, after collecting plants and animals from around the world, postulated the theory of evolution by natural selection; and includes twenty-one activities.

Describes Darwin's famous voyage aboard the H.M.S. Beagle and documents the development of his ideas, and the controversy that greeted them.

Presents a biography on Charles Darwin who revolutionized scientific thought on his theories of evolution and origins of the species and chronicles his life and adventures as well as his ideas on natural selection.

Traces the life of the English naturalist from his early years through his expedition aboard the H.M.S. Beagle and the development of his theory of evolution by natural selection.

An illustrated biography of Charles Darwin, discussing his early life and schooling, his employment as a naturalist on an around-the-world voyage aboard the "Beagle," and the development of his ideas about the natural selection and evolution.

On a beautiful day, some of Charles Darwin's many children help him study humblebees (bumblebees) in the garden at their home in the English countryside.

Chronicles the life and career of Charles Darwin, describing his childhood in early-nineteenth-century England, his beginnings in science, his voyage of discovery on the "Beagle," the publication of "On the Origin of Species," and the flawed "The Descent of Man," which was used to support the eugenics movement and Social Darwinism.