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One Of The Preeminent Naturalist Writers Of The Twentieth Century, Rachel Carson Was Widely Praised For Her Coupling Of Scientific Acumen With A Lyrical Prose Style. Her Trilogy Of Books About The Sea - Under The Sea Wind (1941), The Sea Around Us (1951), And The Edge Of The Sea (1955) - Established Her As A Gifted Translator Of Things Scientific For The Lay Reader. But It Was Silent Spring, Published In 1962, That Can Be Said Without Exaggeration To Have Made History. Silent Spring Catapulted Carson To The Forefront Of A Cause That At Century's End Remains Uppermost In The Minds Of Scientists, Policymakers, And Citizens Alike: The Protection Of The Environment.^ The Strong Case She Made Against The Indiscriminate Spraying Of Ddt And Other Toxic Chemicals Found In Pesticides And Weed Killers Aroused Public Opinion, Put Carson At Loggerheads With The Manufacturers Of These Chemicals, And Triggered Numerous Government-sponsored Studies To Ascertain Their Effects On The Environment And On Human Health. After Years Of Painstaking, Dedicated Research, The Relatively Reserved Scientist Found Herself At The Center Of A National Controversy. In Rachel Carson, Mary Mccay Traces Carson's Car

Author

Mary A. McCay

Publisher

New York: Twayne Publishers ; Toronto: Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York: Maxwell Macmillan International

Published

1993

Language

EN

ISBN

9780805739886

Subjects

Science, Memoir, Biology