Charles Darwin · every age
What was Charles Darwin doing at 29?
Boarded the Beagle at 22, published his big idea at 50
- Sep 28, 1838
Read Malthus and saw how natural selection would work
He kept the theory mostly to himself for the next 20 years.
Source: en.wikipedia.org - Jan 29, 1839
Married his cousin Emma, five days after becoming FRS
He had weighed marriage in a list of pros and cons. They had ten children.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
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Portrait: Photo: Maull & Fox (c. 1854), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · source
