Scopes was found guilty and fined. John Scopes did post-graduate studies at the University of Chicago in geology. He found it difficult to find job opportunities in Tennessee and moved to Kentucky in the early s.
He tried his hand at politics but had no success. He then worked in the oil industry as an oil engineer until his retirement in the mids.
Scopes which was published in John Scopes was married to Mildred Walker, and they had two children. Twenty-two other states made similar efforts but were defeated. The controversy over the teaching of science and evolution has continued into the 21st century. In , the case of Kitzmiller v. The court ruled against intelligent design — now largely discredited as a pseudoscience — as a legitimate topic suitable for education.
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