Darwin Day
Today is Darwin Day, the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin, the man who revolutionized biology. 2009 is also the 150th anniversary of the publication of his seminal work, On the Origin of Species. Thus there are events planned all through the year. Some fun reading is:
I have not actually read On the Origin of Species yet, but I plan to before November 24, which is its original publication date (in 1859).
Of course, everyone has heard of Darwin and his theory of natural selection. But it was only while doing some literature search for my graduate work that I actually read one of Darwin’s works. That is his book The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals. I found it a fascinating read and my estimation of Darwin as a great scientist grew as a result.
You can read the book on Google Books or Project Gutenberg and see the images included on Wikimedia Commons.
Related Reading:
