▣Background: Born:27 February 1934 Best Known As:Author of Unsafe at Any Speed and perennial presidential candidate Ralph Nader gained national fame with his 1965 book Unsafe At Any Speed,which exposed the automobile industry's irresponsibility when it came to designing safe cars. Nader became the best-known consumer advocate in the U.S.,lecturing widely and forming non-profit groups like Public Citizen, whose stated goal was to protect consumers against corporate carelessness and greed.  Background:  Born: 27 February 1934  Best Known As: Author of Unsafe at Any Speed and perennial presidential candidate  Ralph Nader gained national fame with his 1965 book Unsafe At Any Speed, which exposed the automobile industry's irresponsibility when it came to designing safe cars.  Nader became the best-known consumer advocate in the U.S., lecturing widely and forming non-profit groups like Public Citizen, whose stated goal was to protect consumers against corporate carelessness and greed