Darwinism Flashcards
(14 cards)
John Dalton
English Chemist
Formulated the Modern Atomic Theory
Michael Faraday
English Chemist & Physicist
Discovered the concept of electromagnetic induction
Hermann von Helmholtz
German Scientist
Conservation of energy
Total amount of energy in the universe is always the same
Louis Pasteur
French Scientist
Proved that some diseases were caused by microbes
Dmitri Mendeleev
Russian Chemist
Came up with the periodic table for the elements
Made chemistry more systematic and mathematical
Heinrich Hertz
German Physicist
Discovered electromagnetic waves
Erasmus Darwin
“Zoonomia”
“Zoonomia”
Erasmus
The earth had existed for millions of years before people, animals experienced modifications that were passed on to later generations
Charles Lyell
“Principles of Geology”
“Principles of Geology”
Lyell
Earth had developed slowly over several centuries
“The Origins of Species”
Darwin
Different animals have different chances of survival
“Descent of Man”
Darwin
Looks at humans in terms of primate evolution
Natural Selection
Survival of the fittest
Social Darwinism
The idea that the white race was superior
Applied Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection to human societies
