雷切尔·卡森

《寂静的春天》，作者是美国海洋生物学家雷切尔·卡森，于1962年出版。美国最高法院大法官威廉·道格拉斯曾为《寂静的春天》英文版作序。这本书促使公众普遍关注农药与环境污染。《寂静的春天》促使美国于1972年禁止将DDT用于农业上。

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.