Science and Technology

Discussion: Rachel Carson, "Silent Spring"

Paul Driessen; Linda Lear

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Authors Linda Lear and Paul Driessen discuss scientist Rachel Carson and her seminal work "Silent Spring."

About the Authors

Paul Driessen

Paul Driessen is author of "Eco-Imperialism: Green Power, Black Death."  He is also a senior fellow with both the Committee For a Constructive Tomorrow and the Congress of Racial Equality. He has worked as a staffer at the U.S. Senate and the Interior Department.


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Linda Lear

Linda Lear is author of the biography “Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature,” and the anthology of unknown Carson writings “Lost Woods: The Discovered Writing of Rachel Carson.”  Ms. Lear has also written the introduction to Carson’s “Sense of Wonder” and the introduction to the 40th anniversary addition of “Silent Spring.”
 


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Discussion: Rachel Carson, "Silent Spring"

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  • Sunday, March 14th at 3am (ET)
  • Saturday, March 13th at 8am (ET)
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