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  • The Origin of Species: The Making of a Theory (2013)
  • Short | 30 min | Short, History
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The Origin of Species: The Making of a Theory (2013)
Short | 30 min | Short, History
In the early 1800s, most people, scientists included, accepted as fact that every species was specially created by God in a form that never changed. The epic voyages and revolutionary insights of two brave young British naturalists, ...See moreIn the early 1800s, most people, scientists included, accepted as fact that every species was specially created by God in a form that never changed. The epic voyages and revolutionary insights of two brave young British naturalists, Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace, overturned this long-held idea. Prodigious collectors of animals and plants, each man developed a keen appreciation for the variation within species, the relatedness of species, and the patterns of geographic distribution-evidence that was hard to reconcile with special creation. This hard-earned knowledge led each to ask why and how creatures came to live in a given place. Written by HHMI See less
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Director
John Rubin
Writer
John Rubin
Composer
Justin Melland
Cinematographer
Ken Willinger
Editor
Stephanie Munroe
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