The Selfish Gene (1976) by Richard Dawkins introduced the gene-centered view of evolution, arguing that natural selection operates primarily at the level of genes, which act as though 'selfish' in maximizing their own replication. It coined the concept of the 'meme.'
Reframed evolutionary theory around the gene rather than the organism; introduced the concept of the meme as a cultural replicator; one of the most influential popular science books ever written.
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