How did Darwin gather data for his work? What do his surviving letters reveal about him, both as a man and as a scientist? He often seems like a solitary figure, but was this really the case? This album looks at the Darwin Correspondence project, an enormous endeavour that has been running for over…
Transcript -- A brief introduction to this album.
An initiative set up at Cambridge University over thirty years ago. Since then, it has vastly expanded, hoping to draw in a wide range of audiences, both young and old.
Transcript -- An initiative set up at Cambridge University over thirty years ago. Since then, it has vastly expanded, hoping to draw in a wide range of audiences, both young and old.
The letters show that Darwin was a very generous correspondent, and in particular how positive he was to women scientists.
Transcript -- The letters show that Darwin was a very generous correspondent, and in particular how positive he was to women scientists.
Darwin was very open minded and supportive, both of students whom he didn't know and of his own children.
Transcript -- Darwin was very open minded and supportive, both of students whom he didn't know and of his own children.
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