Author: Irving Stone
Title: "The story of Darwin"
Number of pages: 713
Great minds always arouse admiration. And no matter if you disagree with their views or not, can not help but admire their passion, strength and tenacity of purpose. One of the more than average personality, which revolutionized thinking about the beginnings of the world and the origin of man was Charles Darwin, a figure known to everyone.
But who was in your personal life? What was the man when it worked on his theory evolution? How he managed to reconcile the responsibilities of the researcher and family life, including brood rearing children?
answers to all these questions, look for Irving Stone, who collected his materials, has created a biography - a fairy tale. "The story of Darwin," enthuses both its indifference, as well as detailed descriptions of the next stages of the life of Charles Darwin. It's an extraordinary journey around the world and in its depths. A fascinating attempt to discover the truth about the life of the mind of one man.
Charles Darwin know at the time when it has only twenty two years, and stands a fair chance of his life - on the expedition ship "Beagle". Charles, a student of outstanding extraordinary curiosity and diligence, is to be primarily a companion ship's captain. On the occasion is valuable to collect the remains of plants and animals and describe them accurately. Assist it on a ship bound from one continent to another by observing how much change his outlook on life, as the initial curiosity about the world turns into a real fascination. Five years of journey bears fruit in the head of Charles born the concept of the theory of natural selection, he is working on the rest of your life.
This work is not easy. Charles turns in the company of other naturalists and scientists who are equally both reject and accept his new ideas. In the end Charles must also stand before another how important choice - choice of future wife. Before you decide to ask for the hand of Emma Wedgwood, list all the pros and cons of this decision, taking into account their academic responsibilities that are hard to reconcile with family life. Loneliness, however, prompts him to reevaluate his life and do It also places a normal house. Emma is a devout Muslim, which, combined with the budding idea in the mind of Darwin's evolutionism, not weaken the long and consensual marriage. And yet, he goes, Emma assisted her husband at work and a fan of him until the end, however, constantly attending to the masses.
Charles comes to us as a very humble man, strong and patient. In addition to the adverse comments in the press about his work, must deal with the death of her two children and numerous diseases that prevent him from such intensive work, which would wish. The mind wants more, and the body refuses to obey. After all, has only one life, and even it seems to be far too short to write down all your ideas and to find enough evidence to be corroborated. Is impeded by the technician. Darwin himself has initiated the creation of a better microscope, which in the end it manages to get. Writing down their ideas with a pen on paper and time consuming. But it is not the same, and the family helps him as he can. Charles rushed in to make it in time to make it before his death.
had become a doctor, then a priest, in the end he chose a completely different way. It seems that he was an exemplary father and scientist, able to reconcile both of these vital roles. What you can not refuse him, it's an amazing imagination and an open mind, which enabled him to see things invisible to many. Darwin himself realized that his work to fully appreciate it is the next generation. Despite my admiration for the full contents of the book, still asking myself how many of these events and emotions really took place, and the extent to which Irving przekoloryzował life of this great man? But that is not biography as such, and as the title indicates, only a novel about the life of Darwin. Irving Stone wanted to bring the figure of Darwin in the extraordinary way, creating a book in which dry facts have been presented with a beautiful language. Created a novel that, despite a large volume is read in one breath. Unique history, depicting Darwin's life from a different, very close to us perspective, the perspective of ordinary people.
recommend to all who wish to explore the secrets of this great life man;)
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