Quote by: Rachel Carson

We are accustomed to look for the gross and immediate effects and to ignore all else. Unless this appears promptly and in such obvious form that it cannot be ignored, we deny the existence of hazard. Even research men suffer from the handicap of inadequate methods of detecting the beginnings of injury. The lack of sufficiently delicate methods to detect injury before symptoms appear is one of the great unsolved problems in medicine.


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Author Bio


  • NameRachel Carson
  • DescriptionAmerican marine biologist and conservationist
  • AliasesRachel Louise Carson
  • BornMay 27, 1907
  • DiedApril 14, 1964
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionBiologist; Marine Biologist; Writer; Environmentalist; Zoologist
  • WorksSilent Spring; The Sea Around Us; The Edge Of The Sea
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; Presidential Medal Of Freedom; National Book Award; John Burroughs Medal; National Women's Hall Of Fame