Rachel Carson

Primavera Silenciosa és un llibre de Rachel Carson publicat el 27 de setembre de 1962, que advertia dels efectes perjudicials dels pesticides en el medi ambient, especialment en els ocells, per això el títol, i en culpava la indústria química. Molts científics el van qualificar de fantasiós. D'altres van donar suport …

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.