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[[Image:Gtr766.png|right|thumb|300px|Logo of the Second International Congress of Eugenics, 1921.]]

[[Image:Gtr766.png|right|thumb|300px|Logo of the Second International Congress of Eugenics, 1921.]]

'''Eugenics''' was a movement which tried to eliminate "dangerous human pests" and "the rising tide of imbeciles" through what has been euphemistically called "[[selective breeding]]". What this meant, in actual practice, was [[forced sterilization]] of American immigrants and minorities (particularly in California).<ref>http://www.michaelcrichton.net/fear/index.html</ref>

'''Eugenics''' was a movement which tried to eliminate "dangerous human pests" and "the rising tide of imbeciles" through what has been euphemistically called "[[selective breeding]]". What this meant, in actual practice, was [[forced sterilization]] of American immigrants and minorities (particularly in California).<ref>Crichton, Michael (2004).  [http://web.archive.org/web/20070315005147/http://www.michaelcrichton.net/fear/index.html "Why politicized science is dangerous".  Excerpt from ''State of Fear'' (New York: Harper).  Retrieved from March 15, 2007 archive of MichaelCrichton.com at Internet Archive on September 17, 2014.</ref>

The idea of Eugenics was first developed by Sir Francis Galton in 1865.<ref>[http://www.eugenics-watch.com/roots/chap02.html Francis Galton and the Eugenics Society]</ref> He based his ideas on the work of his cousin [[Charles Darwin]].

The idea of Eugenics was first developed by Sir Francis Galton in 1865.<ref>[http://www.eugenics-watch.com/roots/chap02.html Francis Galton and the Eugenics Society]</ref> He based his ideas on the work of his cousin [[Charles Darwin]].