American marine biologist and conservationist (1907–1964)
For other uses, see Rachel Carson (disambiguation).
Rachel Carson
Carson in 1943
Born
(1907-05-27)May 27, 1907 Springdale, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
April 14, 1964(1964-04-14) (aged 56) Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.[1]
Occupation
Marine biologist, author and environmentalist
Alma mater
Chatham University (BA) Johns Hopkins University (MS)
Period
1937–1964
Genre
Nature writing
Subject
Marine biology, ecology, pesticides
Notable works
Under the Sea Wind (1941) The Sea Around Us (1951) The Edge of the Sea (1955) Silent Spring (1962)
Rachel Louise Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) was an American marine biologist, writer, and conservationist whose sea trilogy (1941–1955) and book Silent Spring (1962) are credited with advancing marine conservation and the global environmental movement.
Carson began her career as an aquatic biologist in the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries, and became a full-time nature writer in the 1950s. Her widely praised 1951 bestseller The Sea Around Us won her a U.S. National Book Award,[2][3] recognition as a gifted writer and financial security. Its success prompted the republication of her first book, Under the Sea Wind (1941), in 1952, which was followed by The Edge of the Sea in 1955 — both were also bestsellers. This sea trilogy explores the whole of ocean life from the shores to the depths.
Late in the 1950s, Carson turned her attention to conservation, especially some problems she believed were caused by synthetic pesticides. The result was the book Silent Spring (1962), which brought environmental concerns to an unprecedented share of the American people. Although Silent Spring was met with fierce opposition by chemical companies, it spurred a reversal in national pesticide policy, which led to a nationwide ban on DDT and other pesticides. It also inspired a grassroots environmental movement that led to the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.[4] Carson was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Jimmy Carter.
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^Popova, Maria (2022-12-01). "The Poetry of Science and Wonder as an Antidote to Self-Destruction: Rachel Carson's Magnificent 1952 National Book Award Acceptance Speech". The Marginalian. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
^Paull, John (2013) "The Rachel Carson Letters and the Making of Silent Spring", SAGE Open, 3 (July): 1–12. doi:10.1177/2158244013494861
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