The Origin of Species

Charles Darwin's classic, which sparked a public uproar, changed the trajectory of science, and has continued to alter how we see the world.
Few other books have sparked as much ongoing debate as The Origin of Species. Darwin's theories, which hold that species evolve gradually from one another and that "survival of the fittest" raises the average level of each species, have sparked intense public discussion. The science field underwent a revolution after it was accepted.