Who is Richard dawkins and why is he related to theories of evolution?

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Richard Dawkins is a famous British Evolutionary Biologist who was educated at Oxford University. He is known for promoting the selfish gene view of evolution, as it was laid out in his first book "The Selfish Gene" in 1976. The main outline of this idea being that natural selection truly operates at the gene level, the organism merely serving as a vehicle for these genes. This has been the mainstream view in evolutionary Biology ever since, replacing more outdated concepts such as 'species selections'. He has written 8 books about his subject and a 9th is underway this fall. Popular titles include "The Selfish Gene"(1976), "The Blind Watchmaker"(1986) and "The Ancestor's Tale"(2004). His latest and most controversial book is "The God Delusion"(2006). It looks at the concept of God and seeks to show how improbable it is. Richard Dawkins is also responsible for a few documentaries; both on religion and on the theory of evolution, aired on the BBC TV channels in the UK. He is deemed one of the most prominent intellectuals of the UK, even though his opposition to religion has sparked a lot of controversy and discomptempt. His recent charity organisation, "The Richard Dawkins foundation for reason and science", seeks to promote scientific understanding and to show opposition to false sciences such as Intelligent Design.