Rachel Louise Carson (27 May 1907 – 14 April 1964) was an American marine biologist, writer, and conservationist whose influential book Silent Spring (1962) and other writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement. The impact of Carson's works are still felt today as our awareness of environmental contaminants continues to grow.
Biography information from
Wikiquote·
Portrait adapted from
Wikimedia Commons, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Public domain / CC0)
Life is a miracle beyond our comprehension, and we should reverence it even where we have to struggle against it. . . .
I am pessimistic about the human race because it is too ingenious for its own good. Our approach to nature is to beat it into submission. We would stand a better chance of survival if we accommodated ourselves to this planet and viewed it appreciatively instead of skeptically and dictatorially. E. B. WHITE
PREMIUM FEATURE
Advanced Search Filters
Filter search results by source, date, and more with our premium search tools.
A Who's Who of pesticides is therefore of concern to us all. If we are going to live so intimately with these chemicals eating and drinking them, taking them into the very marrow of our bones - we had better know something about their nature and their power.
