Evolution of Evolutionary Theories

The first evolutionary theory was in 1809 by Jean Lamarck. Lamarck said that the reason species adapt is by a muscle memory and that change happened to individual animals and not a whole species. In 1858 Alfred Wallace came out with his theory that put Lamarck's theory to shame. He said that in order for an animal to survive they must be the strongest, fastest, and healthiest species around. He said that in order for evolution to occur there had to be the death and eventually extinction of weak species. In 1859, Charles Darwin came out with his theory that was very similar to Wallace's theory but somewhat pollished. He said that the gene was already present in the descendants of the species and it just reappeared and was the best adaption.