Scientific Conference “Charles Darwin’s Theory and Modern Thinking”
On November 21, the Ilia Chavchavadze University hosted a scientific conference dedicated to the bicentennial of the birth of Charles Darwin and a 150 year anniversary of publication of "Evolution of Species."
UNESCO decided to declare 2009 the Charles Darwin Year. November 24, 1859 his book "On the Origin of Species" was published for the first time. This day exactly was chosen by the Ilia Chavchavadze State University to celebrate his jubilee.
Darwin's work "On the Origin of Species" had a great influence on the development of European thought. It started a new era in the realm of biology. Professors of the Ilia Chavchavadze State University, Ivane Javakhishvili State University, Institutes of Paleontology and Zoology took part in the conference.