Silent Spring by Rachel Carson Half of the books I’ve read in the past year have referenced Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring. These references appear, as expected, in conservation writing, but also in some surprising places., like in this Carl Sagan quote: “As a youngster, I was inspired by the popular science books of . . . Rachel Carson.” This underscores Carson’s strengths. She was both a trained scientist (marine biologist) and a terrific writer; one of her earlier books,
Silent Spring
Silent Spring
Silent Spring
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson Half of the books I’ve read in the past year have referenced Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring. These references appear, as expected, in conservation writing, but also in some surprising places., like in this Carl Sagan quote: “As a youngster, I was inspired by the popular science books of . . . Rachel Carson.” This underscores Carson’s strengths. She was both a trained scientist (marine biologist) and a terrific writer; one of her earlier books,