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1.developed in 1939,DDT was the most powerful pesticide the world has ever known.it was used throughout the 1940s and 1950s to clear regions of mosquitos carrying malaria.its inventor was awarded the nobel prize.when ddt became available for purely commercial use and was sprayed over crops,only a few people like rachel carson,felt that there was some danger .when she finally published her book,silent spring,her fears were heard loud and clear.the impact of silent spring was freat;with out this book ,rachel carson laid the foundation for rhe modern environmental protection movement.
2.carson did not originally intend to write a book abot rhe harmful of ddt.her interest in the subject was sparked by letter from old friends telling about the damage that aeriel spraying had done to the ecological system on their land.although rachel carson was a best-selling author,no magazine would agree to her idea for an article investigation the negative effects of ddt.she decided to go ahead and deal with the issue in a book,silent spring,witch took her four years to complete.it described how ddt entered the food chain and accumulated in the tissues of animals,including human beings ,and caused cancer and genetic damage.the book's most famous chapter,"a fable for tomorrow".depicted a nameless amrican town where all life-from fish to birds to apple blossoms to children-had been silenced by the insidious effects of ddt.
3.first serialized in the new yorker magazine in june 1962,the book alarmed readers across the country and,not surprisingly,brought howls of anger from the chemical industry ."if man were to faithfully follow the teaching of miss carson",complained an executive of the american cyanamid company,"we would return ti the dark ages,and the insects and diseases would once again inherit the earth".some of the attacks were more personal,questioning carson's integrity and eve her sanity.
1.developed in 1939,DDT was the most powerful pesticide the world has ever known.it was used throughout the 1940s and 1950s to clear regions of mosquitos carrying malaria.its inventor was awarded the nobel prize.when ddt became available for purely commercial use and was sprayed over crops,only a few people like rachel carson,felt that there was some danger .when she finally published her book,silent spring,her fears were heard loud and clear.the impact of silent spring was freat;with out this book ,rachel carson laid the foundation for rhe modern environmental protection movement.
2.carson did not originally intend to write a book abot rhe harmful of ddt.her interest in the subject was sparked by letter from old friends telling about the damage that aeriel spraying had done to the ecological system on their land.although rachel carson was a best-selling author,no magazine would agree to her idea for an article investigation the negative effects of ddt.she decided to go ahead and deal with the issue in a book,silent spring,witch took her four years to complete.it described how ddt entered the food chain and accumulated in the tissues of animals,including human beings ,and caused cancer and genetic damage.the book's most famous chapter,"a fable for tomorrow".depicted a nameless amrican town where all life-from fish to birds to apple blossoms to children-had been silenced by the insidious effects of ddt.
3.first serialized in the new yorker magazine in june 1962,the book alarmed readers across the country and,not surprisingly,brought howls of anger from the chemical industry ."if man were to faithfully follow the teaching of miss carson",complained an executive of the american cyanamid company,"we would return ti the dark ages,and the insects and diseases would once again inherit the earth".some of the attacks were more personal,questioning carson's integrity and eve her sanity.
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