Did Darwin Lie About His Discovery of Natural Selection?

[Viktor]

Did Darwin lie about discovery of natural selection? | Nottingham Trent University

Eminent scientist Charles Darwin did not independently discover the theory of 'natural selection' as he claimed – and probably copied the ideas for his 1859 book The Origin of Species, new research suggests.

www.ntu.ac.uk

Looks like he got it from someone else.

 

[Donald H]

Did Darwin lie about discovery of natural selection? | Nottingham Trent University

Eminent scientist Charles Darwin did not independently discover the theory of 'natural selection' as he claimed – and probably copied the ideas for his 1859 book The Origin of Species, new research suggests.

www.ntu.ac.uk

Looks like he got it from someone else.

It only took you 170 years to figure that out?

 

[fncceo]

In fact, and everyone has known this since, forever, Alfred Russell Wallace developed the same theory independently. Darwin and Wallace did collaborate on the first published paper on Evolution, for which Wallace received credit.

Wallace wrote articles and books his entire life in support of the theory that Darwin gets the most credit.

That being said, Wallace was also a believer in phrenology and anti-smallpox vaccine advocate.

 

[fncceo]

P.S. Elisha Gray applied for a patent for the telephone on the same day as Alexander Graham Bell.

Bell's patent was approved first and that is why we didn't call the phone company Ma Gray.

 

[Viktor]

It only took you 170 years to figure that out?

up yours

 

[Donald H]

Awwww Jeez you kids, it's only been known for 160 years that Wallace nearly beat Darwin with a book on the theory.

 

[Donald H]

up yours

You're been on your knees too long trying to talk to your imaginary friend!