Name: The Theory of Evolution
SKU: 19190145
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Author: Richard Dawkins
ISBN: 9780521451284

Type

Physical Book

Author

John Maynard Smith

Smith John Maynard

Preface by

Richard Dawkins

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Year

1993

Language

English

Pages

380

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.2x14.9x2.3 cm

Weight

0.51 kg.

ISBN

0521451280

ISBN13

9780521451284

Edition No.

0003

Synopsis "The Theory of Evolution "

All living plants and animals, including man, are the modified descendants of one or a few simple living things. A hundred years ago Darwin and Wallace in their theory of natural selection, or the survival of the fittest, explained how evolution could have happened, in terms of processes known to take place today. In this book John Maynard Smith describes how their theory has been confirmed, but at the same time transformed, by recent research, and in particular by the discovery of the laws of inheritance.

Richard Dawkins

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Chosen in 2013 as the world's most important intellectual by Prospect magazine, he rose to fame with The Selfish Gene, followed by The Blind Watchmaker, Climbing Mount Improbable, and Unweaving the Rainbow. He has received numerous awards and distinctions, such as the Royal Society of Literature award, the Author of the Year award at the British Book Awards, and the International Cosmos Prize.

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