For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death.

About Rachel Carson

Rachel Louise Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) was an American marine biologist, writer, and conservationist whose sea trilogy (1941–1955) and book Silent Spring (1962) are credited with advancing marine conservation and the global environmental movement.