"Silent Spring" has been featured in many lists of the best nonfiction books of the twentieth century. It was fifth in the Modern Library List of Best 20th-Century Nonfiction and number 78 in the "National Review's" 100 best non-fiction books of the 20th century. In 2006, "Silent Spring" was named one of the 25 greatest science books of all time by the editors of "Discover Magazine". In 2012, the American Chemical Society designated the legacy of "Silent Spring" a National Historic Chemical Landmark at Chatham University in Pittsburgh.