Charles Darwin · every age
What was Charles Darwin doing at 49?
Boarded the Beagle at 22, published his big idea at 50
- Jul 1, 1858
His theory read alongside Wallace's at the Linnean Society
A letter from Alfred Russel Wallace with the same idea had forced his hand.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
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Portrait: Photo: Maull & Fox (c. 1854), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · source
