Darwin had reached the same conclusion years earlier, and Wallace's letter spurred him to act. The two men published a joint paper in 1858, arguing the theory of evolution and natural selection.

So did Darwin receive the letter when he said he did ... radically revise the traditional story of Wallace and his famous independent discovery of evolution. Dr van Wyhe is the Director of ...

Thousands of Wallace's letters have been put online, external for the first time, including correspondence with Darwin about evolution by natural selection. There is even hope for the statue with ...

Charles Lyell is, at first, vehemently opposed to the idea of evolution ... named Alfred Russel Wallace, then in the Malay archipelago, sends Darwin a 20-page letter. While only a brief sketch ...

A prolific letter writer, he sought samples ... Wallace sent the older man a manuscript describing his theory of evolution, Darwin realized that Wallace could beat him into print.

By summer 1858, Darwin had written a quarter of a million words on evolution – and published none. Then a letter compelled him to go public. Alfred Russel Wallace was an admirer of Darwin's.

Darwin and Wallace eventually published their theories in a joint paper in 1858, a year before Darwin published On the Origin of Species. Letters from throughout this period map out the evolution of ...

Re: “‘Darwin’s Doubt’ just creationism in disguise,” Dwight Fine, Oct. 1. I find it interesting in many articles such as Fine’s that he embraces evolution as a fact when the truth is ...

On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin's controversial magnum opus, was actually prompted by a letter to the ... of Alfred Russel Wallace's Theory of Intelligent Evolution: How Wallace's World ...

In the 1800s, a conflict between the founding fathers of evolution ... enjoyed writing letters to each other, had a competitive but civil relationship. Darwin once wrote to Wallace that few ...

If you are a history lover, then you'll know that it's not just events, dates and theories that can compel you to a subject. The human beings behind these stories: their trials and tribulations ...

The actual letter is missing but was sent to ... he deserves the major credit for the Wallace-Darwin Theory of Evolution. Robyn Williams: Gold Medal material. That was Tony Larkum, Emeritus ...