Monday 19 May 2008

ROM, Darwin: The Evolution Revolution


Did you know that Darwin’s father and grand father were doctors and they wanted Darwin to become a doctor too?

Did you know that Darwin didn’t like medicine but he was utterly interested in botany and biology?

Did you know that Darwin took a 5 year voyage in a ship called “The Beagle” and he almost sailed all over the world included Argentina, Brazil and Chile?

Did you know that Darwin not only investigate the animals and plants but also the embryos?

Did you know that when Darwin wrote his book “The Origin of the Species” he never used the word “evolution” until the end? The word that appeared all over his book is “transmutation”.

Did you know that Darwin finally decided to publish his book because he received another essay written by Alfred Russel Wallace with the same ideas?

Did you know that Darwin got married with his cousin Emma Wedgwood, and they had 10 children? Ant that two of them died in infancy, and that Annie's death at the age of ten had a devastating effect on her parents?

Did you know that after his trip he became very ill and for the rest of his life he was, he was repeatedly incapacitated with episodes of stomach pains, vomiting, severe boils, palpitations, trembling and other symptoms? And that the the cause of Darwin’s illness was unknown during his lifetime?

If you didn ‘t know that and you want to know more about Darwin and his life, I absolutely suggest visiting this exhibition.

I am not interested in science, but I was really surprised with Darwin life. He was a revolutionary, no doubt about it.

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