Silver Spring / Cape Cod / Washington / D.C. / Detroit / Washington / /
Company
CBS / National Wildlife / Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory / the New York Times / Common Sense / /
Continent
America / /
Country
United Kingdom / United States / /
Currency
USD / /
Event
Judicial Event / /
Facility
Pennsylvania College / Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory / University of Maryland / Johns Hopkins University / /
IndustryTerm
deadly chemicals / food chain / food supply / television network / federal food inspection laws / safflower-oil capsules / chemicals / chemical destruction / chemical hazards / chemical comon / mosquito eradication proService Web page / chemical pesticides / chemical industry / food supplies / chemical / /
NaturalFeature
Massachusetts coast / /
Organization
University of Maryland / U.S. government / Pesticide Commission / Senate / U.S. State Department’s Bureau of International Information Programs / Pennsylvania College for Women / Food and Drug Administration / Johns Hopkins University / Yale University / Kennedy’s Science Advisory Committee / Book-ofthe-Month Club / Congress / U.S. Department of Agriculture / Wildlife Service / federal government / U.S. Bureau of Fisheries / Environmental Protection Agency / /
Person
Phyllis McIntosh By Michael Jay / Rachel Carson Photographed / Tohe / Linda Lear / Harriet Beecher Stowe / Michael Jay Friedman / Olga / John F. Kennedy / Stuart / Herman Taller / Rachel Carson / Phyllis McIntosh / Thomas Paine / Daniel J. Keveles / Marian / Robert / /
hen a strange blight crept over the area and everything began to change. ... There was a strange stillness. ... The few birds seen anywhere were moribund; they trembled violently and could not fly. It was a spring wi