Was Darwin a scientist?

Darwin's father organised investments, enabling his son to be a self-funded gentleman scientist, and an excited Darwin went round the London institutions being fêted and seeking experts to describe the collections. read more

Darwin came from a long line of scientists: His father, Dr. R.W. Darwin, was a medical doctor, and his grandfather, Dr. Erasmus Darwin, was a renowned botanist. Darwin’s mother, Susanna, died when he was only eight years old. read more

Darwin was one of the greatest scientists to ever live, creating the theory of evolution and revolutionizing science forever. There have been few "elite" scientists, but Darwin is one of them, with the likes of: Einstein, Newton, Tesla, Feynman, Hawking (debatable), etc. read more