Jean Baptiste Lamarck (1744-1829) is one of the best-known early evolutionists. Unlike Darwin, Lamarck believed that living things evolved in a continuously upward direction, from dead matter ...

Lamarck champions evolution. French naturalist Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck proposes that living things evolve to become more complex through time. In his Philosophie zoologique, Lamarck claims that ...

Melvyn Bragg discusses Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, the 18th century French scientist, and his theory of Natural Selection. Who was he and how far did he pave the way for Darwin? Show more Melvyn Bragg ...