Charles Darwin
Definition
Charles Darwin was an English naturalist who developed the theory of evolution through natural selection. His work fundamentally changed our understanding about life on Earth.
Analogy
Think of Charles Darwin as a detective who solved the mystery of how species change over time. His theory is like the plot twist in a crime novel that suddenly makes all the clues fall into place.
Related terms
Natural Selection: The process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.
Evolution: The process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of Earth.
The Origin of Species: A book written by Charles Darwin where he introduced his scientific theory that populations evolve over generations through a process of natural selection.
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