جزییات کتاب
With unparalleled wit, clarity, and intelligence, Richard Dawkins, one of the world's most renowned evolutionary biologists, has introduced countless readers to the wonders of science in works such as The Selfish Gene. Now, in The Ancestor's Tale, Dawkins offers a masterwork: an exhilarating reverse tour through evolution, from present-day humans back to the microbial beginnings of life four billion years ago. Throughout the journey Dawkins spins entertaining, insightful stories and sheds light on topics such as speciation, sexual selection, and extinction. The Ancestor's Tale is at once an essential education in evolutionary theory and a riveting read.
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کلینتون ریچارد داوکینز (به انگلیسی: Clinton Richard Dawkins) (زادهٔ ۲۶ مارس ۱۹۴۱) استاد صاحب کرسی دانشگاه آکسفورد در «درک عمومی علم» از ۱۹۹۵ تا ۲۰۰۸، رفتارشناس، زیستشناس فرگشتی و نویسندهٔ کتابهای علمی برای عموم است.