Science & Culture
Great minds transformed the world throughout the 1800s. Washington Irving, Charles Dickens, and Walt Whitman made their mark in literature, while Charles Darwin, Karl Marx, and Louis Pasteur shook up other disciplines. Impressionism startled the art world. Great museums and libraries flourished, books were made widely available, and literacy became widespread.
Charles Darwin Published On the Origin of Species in November 1859
The British naturalist Charles Darwin published his book On the Origin of Species on November 24, 1859 and profoundly changed the way people considered biology and science in general.
The British naturalist Charles Darwin published his book On the Origin of Species on November 24, 1859 and profoundly changed the way people considered biology and science in general.