Charles Lyell was born in Kinnordy, Forfarshire, Scotland, on November 14, 1797, the eldest of 10 children. His father guided his early studies of nature, but Lyell’s formal education was received at Exeter College of Oxford University. While there, Lyell was influenced by the works of William Buckland, a geologist and paleontologist. After graduating in
Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) is one of the greatest naturalists in the history of science. His theory of organic evolution delivered a blow to traditional thought by offering a new worldview with disquieting ramifications for understanding and appreciating the human species within natural history. The geobiologist had presented his conceptual revolution in terms of science
Charles J. Gelso, who was born on November 27, 1941, in Pittston, Pennsylvania, has been a professor of counseling psychology at the University of Maryland for most of his career. He is the author of more than 110 articles in professional counseling journals, as well as 10 book chapters and 4 books. His scholarship addresses
Charles Darwin developed the theory of evolution by natural and sexual selection, which today unifies the life sciences. He was born in Shrewsbury, England. After graduating from Cambridge, Darwin embarked on the H.M.S. Beagle for a British scientific expedition to map the coastline of southern South America. As the resident naturalist, Darwin collected specimens and