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Thomas Huxley

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Noun1.Thomas Huxley - English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory of evolution (1825-1895)Thomas Huxley - English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory of evolution (1825-1895)


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His mental state is fragile and his health failing, and to add to his woes, Darwin is at the centre of a violent tug of war between science and faith - between Thomas Huxley (Toby Jones) and Reverend Innes (Jeremy Northam), the former urging Charles to finish his book, the latter condemning it.
As fellow scientist Thomas Huxley (Toby Jones) tells him: "You have killed God.
Thomas Huxley said "The great tragedy of science is the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.
 
 
 
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