Reference

Evolution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"In biology, evolution is the process by which populations of organisms acquire and pass on novel traits from generation to generation. ... With the publication of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace's joint paper in 1858 - followed by Darwin's book Origin of Species in 1859 - the theory of evolution by natural selection became firmly established within the scientific community. ..."

Books

The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
    by Richard Dawkins, 27 Oct 2004
The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design
    by Richard Dawkins, 1987
The Selfish Gene
    by Richard Dawkins, 1976