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Silent Spring is an environmental science book by Rachel Carson. [1] . Published on September 27, 1962, the book documented the environmental harm caused by the indiscriminate use of DDT, a pesticide used by soldiers during WW2.
Aug 13, 2015 · How Rachel Carson's book exposed the dangers of DDT and sparked the environmental movement. Learn about her life, research, and legacy as a nature writer and activist.
Rachel Louise Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) was an American marine biologist, writer, and conservationist whose sea trilogy (1941–1955) and book Silent Spring (1962) are credited with advancing marine conservation and the global environmental movement .
Jan 22, 2017 · The author Rachel Carson’s strike against the pesticide DDT turned her into both an environmental hero and a foil for those who believe regulation has gone too far.
Silent Spring is a book by Rachel Carson that exposes the dangers of chemical pesticides, especially DDT, to the environment and human health. It is widely regarded as a landmark of the modern environmental movement and a call for responsible stewardship of the earth.
May 16, 2024 · Silent Spring, nonfiction book written by Rachel Carson that became one of the most-influential books in the modern environmental movement. Published in 1962, Silent Spring was widely read by the general public and became a New York Times best seller.
Rachel Carson’s groundbreaking 1962 piece on the environmental impact of DDT and other pesticides.
