The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design

Charles Simonyi Professor of the Public Understanding of Science Richard Dawkins, Richard Dawkins

Turtleback, Sep 17, 1996 - Science - 468 pages

Patiently and lucidly, this Los Angeles Times Book Award and Royal Society of Literature Heinemann Prize winner identifies the aspects of the theory of evolution that people find hard to believe and removes the barriers to credibility one by one. As readable and vigorous a defense of Darwinism as has been published since 1859.--The Economist.

About the author

Richard Dawkins was educated at Oxford University and taught zoology at the University of California and Oxford University, holding the position of the Charles Simonyi Professor of the Public Understanding of Science. He writes about such topics as DNA and genetic engineering, virtual reality, astronomy, and evolution. His books include The Selfish Gene, The Extended Phenotype, The Blind Watchmaker, River Out of Eden, Climbing Mount Improbable, The God Delusion, and An Appetite for Wonder: The Making of a Scientist.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design
• Authors: Charles Simonyi Professor of the Public Understanding of Science Richard Dawkins, Richard Dawkins
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Turtleback, 1996
• ISBN: 0613913817, 9780613913812
• Length: 468 pages
• Subjects: Science / Life Sciences / Evolution