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Rachel Carson's Silent spring / writer and producer, Neil Goodwin ; a Peace River Films production for the American Experience ; WGBH Educational Foundation, WNET/Thirteen and Peace River Films.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: WG42019 | WGBH Boston VideoSeries: American experience (Television program)Publisher: Boston : WGBH Boston Video, [2007]Copyright date: �1993Description: 1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 9781593757632
  • 1593757638
  • 9786313227433
  • 6313227433
Other title:
  • Silent spring
Uniform titles:
  • American experience (Television program)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 363.738/4 22
LOC classification:
  • QH545.P4 R23 2007
Other classification:
  • HD 470
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction -- Rachel Carson: woman, family member, scientist -- New chemical technologies -- Playing God with chemicals -- Silent Spring is published -- The government pays attention.
Production credits:
  • Editor, Michel Chalufour ; music, Sheldon Mirowitz ; cinematographers, Rick Brandt, Michel Chalufour, Flynn Donovan, Neil Goodwin, Rick Malkames, Frances Reid, Stephen Schecter.
Host, David McCullough ; narrator, Alex Chadwick ; readings by Meryl Streep.Summary: Witness the life of passionate biologist and environmentalist, Rachel Carson, and how she exposed the effects of the unregulated use of pesticides and herbicides by the federal government, and sparked a revolution in environmental policy.
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DVD DVD Karen H. Huntsman Library Audio Visual Materials DVD 363.7384 Si33 1 Available 38060007467780
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Originally broadcast on the television program American Experience, on public television in 1993.

Special features: DVD-ROM link to American Experience website; other products of interest.

Introduction -- Rachel Carson: woman, family member, scientist -- New chemical technologies -- Playing God with chemicals -- Silent Spring is published -- The government pays attention.

Editor, Michel Chalufour ; music, Sheldon Mirowitz ; cinematographers, Rick Brandt, Michel Chalufour, Flynn Donovan, Neil Goodwin, Rick Malkames, Frances Reid, Stephen Schecter.

Host, David McCullough ; narrator, Alex Chadwick ; readings by Meryl Streep.

Witness the life of passionate biologist and environmentalist, Rachel Carson, and how she exposed the effects of the unregulated use of pesticides and herbicides by the federal government, and sparked a revolution in environmental policy.

Not rated.

DVD; NTSC; region 1; full screen (4x3) presentation; Dolby Digital.

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