William Atkins
Wednesday, 11 February 2009 23:30
Science -
Biology
Page 2 of 3
The second article comes from England and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
Others follow in suit.
2.
BBC News: “
Historic Figures: Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882)”
The biography begins,
“Darwin was a British scientist who laid the foundations of the theory of evolution and transformed the way we think about the natural world.”
3.
Times.Online: “
David Attenborough on Charles Darwin” (January 22, 2009)
The article states,
“He [Attenborough]
believes that Darwin changed the world in a way very few others have done. “Copernicus, perhaps. The Sun becoming the centre of the solar system. That's fairly life-changing.” I say that to the layman it is still quite hard to get your head round evolution. “The theory that the first woman was made out of the rib of Adam - now that is quite a difficult one to believe,” he counters.”
4.
National Geographic Channel: video on “
Professor Richard Dawkins on Darwin”
The video is introduced with the following:
“Professor Richard Dawkins explains the importance of Charles Darwin, what evolution means and why the National Geographic Channel should celebrate the bi-centenary of his birth.”
5.
Scientific American: “
Darwin's Living Legacy--Evolutionary Theory 150 Years Later” (December 2008)
Summarizing Darwin’s work, the article states,
“Darwin’s theory, core features of which have withstood critical scrutiny from scientific and religious critics, constituted only the starting point for an endlessly rich set of research questions that continue to inspire present-day scientists.”
6.
The Salt Lake Tribune: “
Darwin's 200th: Religion is no substitute for evolutionary science” by Gregory A. Lake (February 10, 2009)
Early in the article it states,
“It is regrettable that today, 200 years after the birth of Charles Darwin and 150 years after the publication of his The Origin of Species, there are still so many persons who would sacrifice the honest teaching of evolution on the altar of religion.”
Page three concludes on this grouping of ten articles about Charles Darwin.
