Richard Dawkins
Activist, Biologist, and Author
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Log on to see the last days of tortured Turing...castration "treatment" for his homosexuality, was signed by thousands of supporters across the world, including the scientist Richard Dawkins, the actor Stephen Fry and the novelist Ian McEwan. Gordon Brown issued a statement in September... In this article: Alan Turing, The Independent, Suicide, Desperate Romantics, Roger Alton, Ian McEwan, Samuel Barnett, Stephen Fry, and Richard Dawkins |
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BBC | September 11, 2009
Tortured genius
...started a petition asking for a posthumous apology - thousands of people signed it, including Stephen Fry, Ian McEwan and scientist Richard Dawkins. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has now apologised for how he was dealt with in the 1950s.
In this article: Alan Turing, Andrew Hodges, Hormone, Gordon Brown, Suicide, World War II, John Graham-Cumming, Ian McEwan, Stephen Fry, and Winston Churchill
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USATODAY.com | September 11, 2009
U.K. issues apology for gay codebreaker's treatment
...you deserved so much better." Brown's apology follows an online petition that drew more than 30,000 supporters, including novelist Ian McEwan, scientist Richard Dawkins and actor and comedian Stephen Fry. Computer scientist John...
In this article: Alan Turing, Gordon Brown, Bletchley Park, World War II, Britain, Hormone, Peter Tatchell, London, and All rights reserved
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The Register | September 01, 2009
Celebs join call for official Turing apology
...10:58 GMT Celebrities including writer Ian McEwan and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins have signed a petition calling for a posthumous government apology to computing pioneer and wartime code-breaker Alan Turing. A Downing Street...
In this article: Alan Turing, John Graham-Cumming, Bletchley Park, Suicide, Charles Darwin, Bank of England, Isaac Newton, and Ian McEwan
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CNN | September 11, 2009
PM apologizes for gay code-breaker's treatment
...guide for technology enthusiasts, started an online petition, and soon attracted high-profile signatories including scientist Richard Dawkins, actor Stephen Fry, author Ian McEwan and philosopher A.C. Grayling. "I was surprised by both the...
In this article: Alan Turing, Gordon Brown, World War II, John Graham-Cumming, Suicide, A.C. Grayling, Ian McEwan, Stephen Fry, and UK
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RICHARD DAWKINS: Yes. Alan Turing. Well, one of the fathers of the ... HI Richard Dawkins, In 1944/45 I worked in the same hut at Hanslope Park as Alan Turing. ...
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www.pinknews.co.uk
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Gay Humanists welcome Richard Dawkins's support for Alan ...
... Richard Dawkins to back the campaign to win an official apology for Alan Turing, ... Gay Humanists welcome Richard Dawkins's support for Alan Turing ...
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www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Dawkins calls for official apology for Alan Turing - Local ...
Richard Dawkins last night joined the campaign to win an official apology for Alan Turing, the code-breaking genius and father of the modern computer who committed ...
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'[UPDATE] video now available - Richard Dawkins to discuss ...
... now available - Richard Dawkins to discuss petition for Alan Turing on More 4 News tonight ... Richard Dawkins will be on More 4 News tonight at 8PM to talk ...
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Clinton Richard Dawkins, FRS, FRSL (born 26 March 1941) is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and popular science author. He was formerly Professor for Public Understanding of Science at Oxford and was a fellow of New College, Oxford.
Dawkins came to prominence with his 1976 book The Selfish Gene, which popularised the gene-centred view of evolution and introduced the term meme. In 1982, he made a widely cited contribution to evolutionary biology with the concept, presented in his book The Extended Phenotype, that the phenotypic effects of a gene are not necessarily limited to an organism's body, but can stretch far into the environment, including the bodies of other organisms.
Dawkins is a prominent critic of creationism and intelligent design. In his 1986 book The Blind Watchmaker, he argued against the watchmaker analogy, an argument for the existence of a supernatural creator based upon the complexity of living organisms. Instead, he described evolutionary processes as analogous to a blind watchmaker. He has since written several popular science books, and makes regular television and radio appearances, predominantly discussing these topics.
- Birth Date:
- March 26, 1941
- Birthplace:
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Religion:
- Atheist
- Ethnicity:
- English
- Nationality:
- British
- Spouse:
- Lalla Ward
- Students:
- Residence:
- Oxford, England
- University Attended:
- Balliol College, Oxford
- Field:
- Ethologist and evolutionary biologist
- Known for:
- Criticism of religion
- Advocacy of atheism and rationalism
- Introduction of meme concept
- Gene-centred view of evolution
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