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The Power of One Voice: A 50 Year Perspective on the Life of Rachel Carson. Rachel Carson is widely regarded as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. She grew ups in Springdale, Pennsylvania, where she witnessed first-hand the beauty and genius of nature juxtaposed with the ecological devastation caused by industrialization. Carson’s widely recognized talent as a writer, combined with her deep knowledge of the natural world, made her a potent advocate for the use of the precaution when working with biological systems. In 1962 her best-selling book, Silent Spring, awoke the environmental consciousness of America with poignant words of caution in the face of rapidly advancing scientific progress.

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