Richard Dawkins is considered to be one of the leading figures in modern evolutionary biology and has written extensively about evolution and science. Dawkins' first book The Selfish Gene (1976) was an immediate bestseller. In 1987, he won both the Royal Society of Literature Award and the Los Angeles Times Literary Prize for The Blind Watchmaker (1986). His numerous writings include studies of evolution, creationism, and genetics. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Science] [Show ID: 23340]