Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" was published on September 27, 1962. It was one of the most controversial books of the year and beyond. | American Experience | PBS

With "Silent Spring," Rachel Carson offered a warning about the long-term dangers of pesticides and unleashed an extraordinary national debate. RACHEL CARSON returns to PBS on May 28 at 8/7c. | American Experience | PBS

“In nature, nothing exists alone.” ― Rachel Carson, “Silent Spring” On this date in 1962, Carson published her landmark environmental book, questioning a world full of pesticide use and challenging society to embrace a conservation ethos. Much like her first books, “Under the Sea-Wind” and “The Sea Around Us,” “Silent Spring” furthered her credentials as one of America’s great nature writers. All of Carson’s books, of course, are linked to her background as a scientist for the U.S. Bureau of Fis

Writer and scientist Rachel Carson was born on May 27, 1907 in Springdale, Pennsylvania. Learn more about her life and work in our documentary RACHEL CARSON, returning to PBS May 28 at 8/7c → https://to.pbs.org/2WlGnb4 | American Experience | PBS

517K views · 4.3K reactions | "Rachel Carson not only changed the kind of questions we ask about the environment; I think she caused us to start to ask those questions." "Rachel Carson" premieres next Tuesday, January 24 at 8/7c on PBS. | American Experience | PBS | Facebook