Darwinism - The Theory That Shook The World

         The Theory That Shook The World         Other than Mendellson and his studies with genetics, Darwin has by far contributed the most to our modern science. From his theories on variation of species to his explanation of natural selection Charles Darwin has shocked the world by proving the world older than previously thought and creatures not immutable. In this present day these theories are as common belief as a simple mathematical equation such as two plus …

…could not prove his hypothesis and the concept of variation could not be proved. Darwin was to be doubted for the next seventy years until the rediscovery of Mendel's pea plant experiments (GEA & RBi p 43). With these new findings on genetics, many scientists would take in account Darwin's work. Some of these people were to be a German zoologist named Ernst Mayr, a botanist G. Ledyard Stebbins, and paleontologist named George Simpson (JWV p 21).