BBC

Erasmus Darwin: The Leonardo da Vinci of the Midlands

As part of a BBC Radio 3 series marking the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth five essayists are shedding light on the history and culture of the Midlands. In the second essay, writer and ...
BBC

Local Heroes

You are in: Stoke & Staffordshire > History > Local Heroes > Erasmus Darwin Erasmus Darwin house Erasmus Darwin was a doctor, poet and philosopher - one of the leading intellectuals of 18th century ...
Birmingham Mail

Erasmus Darwin Academy

The open date and status above indicates when Erasmus Darwin Academy opened or when it changed to its most recent incarnation, with a number of schools converting to academies in recent years. Where ...
Gizmodo

Here Was Erasmus Darwin’s Plan To Destroy The World

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The New York Times

Charles and Erasmus Darwin.

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How Erasmus Darwin’s poetry foretold his grandson Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution

Whence countless groups of vegetation spring, And breathing realms of fin and feet and wing. This verse demonstrates the prescience of the imaginative arts, how poetic dreams can foreshadow empirical ...
Birmingham Mail

Lichfield's Erasmus Darwin Museum volunteers receive Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service

Erasmus Darwin Museum volunteers in Lichfield have been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. Erasmus Darwin House was once ...
The New York Times

Erasmus Darwin and Others.

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Charles Darwin: Evolution and the story of our species

The story of Charles Darwin’s life. His theory of evolution changed the way we understood our place in the world.
BBC

Erasmus Darwin: The Leonardo da Vinci of the Midlands

Ask for a list of the innovations that changed Britain in the 18th Century and you will probably hear about the mechanical seed drill, the first efficient steam engines, the automation of weaving, the ...
TheSentinel

Erasmus Darwin Academy

Here Erasmus Darwin Academy, Pool Road, Burntwood, WS7 3QW, is put into focus to show its scores in relation to other schools in the area. You can also see how it compares against other schools across ...