when the jencks movement began in america americans thought of this is a very hopeful sign it's. there wasn't much talk of sterilization there was much attention though to better breeding and so the word eugenics became very popular. in genesis at the time was understood to be the science and given that this was a science. fair day the polar philanthropy. were interested in general in supporting the development of good science. andrew carnegie gave money to five hundred universities colleges and institutions in all he gave away over to one hundred million not. the list is long of those who at the beginning of the twentieth century put their hopes in this new science coming straight from europe. towards the end of his life darwin became worried a dark future way to humanity where in our civilisation the process of natural selection doesn't play a role. what's more the renewing of our population is due more to the lower class rather than the middle or higher class. cult and darwin's cousin created in one thousand nine hundred three the word eugenics the science of genetic breeding.