Rachel Carson

Den tause våren er en bok av den amerikanske biologen Rachel Carson, som ble utgitt i 27. september 1962. I boken beskrev Carson hva hun oppfattet som ødeleggende effekter av benyttelsen av plantevernmidler, blant annet DDT. Hun mente at om mygg ble utryddet så kom også fuglene til å dø – og dermed blir våren taus. …

The Sea Around Us is a prize-winning and best-selling book by the American marine biologist Rachel Carson, first published as a whole by Oxford University Press in 1951. It reveals the science and poetry of the sea while ranging from its primeval beginnings to the latest scientific probings. Often described as …

In this book, the author "affirms her belief that those who live with the mysteries of earth, sea, and sky are never alone or weary of life ... Her narrative and photographsthat accompany it chart the paths which adult and child can take together on this journey of discovery.