Charles Darwin · every age

What was Charles Darwin doing at 16?

Boarded the Beagle at 22, published his big idea at 50

1. Oct 1825

   Sent to Edinburgh to study medicine at 16

   He found surgery without anaesthetic unbearable and neglected his lectures.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

Portrait: Photo: Maull & Fox (c. 1854), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · source