Comment Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring confirmed (Score 2) 13
This is nothing new. Rachel Carson's famous book called Silent Spring that was published in 1962 is a landmark environmental science book that exposed the dangers of indiscriminate pesticide use, particularly DDT, and its harmful effects on birds, wildlife, and humans. The book covers pesticide dangers and is also a critique of industry and government. Silent Spring was named one of the 25 greatest science books of all time. Carson's work had a powerful impact on the environmental movement.