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Carson, Rachel 1907-1964 Documentary television programs Environmental health Environmentalists United States Biography Insect pests Biological control Naturalists United States Biography Pesticides and wildlife Pesticides Environmental aspects Pesticides Toxicology Science writers United States BiographySummary: Often called the mother of the modern environmental movement, Rachel Carson rocked the world in 1962 with her book Silent Spring, which warned the American public of the impact of pesticides on the environment and unleashed an extraordinary national debate about science and safety. At the center of that firestorm stood Ms. Carson, a strong, intensely private woman who balanced her love of the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD RACCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV RACSummary: Witness the life of passionate biologist and environmentalist, Rachel Carson, and how she exposed the effects of the unregulated use of pesticides and herbicides by the federal government, and sparked a revolution in environmental policy.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2007