Carson's book, "Silent Spring", London [England], Hamish Hamilton, 1962, challenged the practices of agricultural scientists and the government, and called for a change in the way people viewed the natural world. This book influenced Walling and stimulated her interest in conservation.

Rachel Carson, American writer, scientist, and ecologist:

    -wrote articles on natural history; "Undersea", "Help Your Child to Wonder", and "Our Ever-Changing Shore",

    -wrote "Under the Sea-Wind" (1941), "The Sea Around Us" (1951), "The Edge of the Sea" (1955), "Silent Spring" (1962), and "The Sense of Wonder" (posthumous, 1965),

    -testifying before Congress in 1963, called for new policies to protect human health and the environment.

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