Which scientist’s 200th birth anniversary was celebrated worldwide in 2009?
Which scientist’s 200th birth anniversary was celebrated worldwide in 2009?
(A) Charles Darwin
(B) Albert Einstein
(C) Marie Curie
(D) Isaac Newton
His 200th birthday (and 150th year of the publication of On the Origin of Species) was commemorated worldwide in 2009. It was on February 12, 1809, when Charles Darwin was born. To celebrate Darwin's bicentennial, the whole world was held exhibitions, lectures, and statues unveiled for him.