Rachel Carson: Environmental Pollution
Rachel Carson and Silent Spring
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Rachel Louise Carson (1907-1964) was born in Springdale, Pennsylvania, on May 17, 1907. She was educated at the Pennsylvania College of Women and John Hopkins University. She studied genetics and zoology. After completing her master’s degree in zoology, Carson started working as a biologist with the US Fish and Wildlife Services.
Rachel Carson is best known for Silent Spring, although she also has other influential books on pollution and wild life. She made her career with the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries, now the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Her other works include The Sea Around Us, winner of a National Book Award, and the Edge of the Sea. She championed works on marine biology and ecology, and fight against toxic pesticides.
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Note: I wrote Carson’s biography more than a year ago, but decided to link the article here in memory of her birthday a month ago, May 17.
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