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Climbing Mount Improbable by Richard Dawkins; original drawings by Lalla Ward is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

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<p><b>A brilliant book celebrating improbability as the engine that drives life, by the acclaimed author of</b> The Selfish Gene and <b>The Blind Watchmaker</b>.</p> <p>The human eye is so complex and works so precisely that surely, one might believe, its current shape and function must be the product of design. How could such an intricate object have come about by chance? Tackling this subject—in writing that the <b>New York Times</b> called "a masterpiece"—Richard Dawkins builds a carefully reasoned and lovingly illustrated argument for evolutionary adaptation as the mechanism for life on earth.</p> <p>The metaphor of Mount Improbable represents the combination of perfection and improbability that is epitomized in the seemingly "designed" complexity of living things. Dawkins skillfully guides the reader on a breathtaking journey through the mountain's passes and up its many peaks to demonstrate that following the improbable path to perfection takes time. Evocative illustrations accompany Dawkins's eloquent descriptions of extraordinary adaptations such as the teeming populations of figs, the intricate silken world of spiders, and the evolution of wings on the bodies of flightless

Who reads Climbing Mount Improbable?

Author

Richard Dawkins; original drawings by Lalla Ward

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company; Norton

Published

1997

Language

EN

ISBN

9780670850181

Category

science

Subjects

Mathematics, Fiction, Biology

Rating

4.07 / 5 (58 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14