Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964

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Birth 1907-05-27

Death 1964-04-14

Nationality: Americans

Language: English

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Rachel Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) was a biologist, author, and conservationist whose book Silent Spring and other writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement.

Carson began her career as an aquatic biologist in the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries before becoming a successful author. Late in the 1950s, Carson turned her attention to conservation, especially some problems that 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. It inspired a grassroots environmental movement that led to the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Carson was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Jimmy Carter.

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associatedWith Bingham, Millicent Todd, 1880-1968.

associatedWith Briejer, C. J.

associatedWith Briggs, Shirley A. (Shirley Ann), 1918-

correspondedWith Brown, John Mason, 1900-1969

associatedWith Carpenter, Margaret Haley.

associatedWith Chapman, Paul Jones, 1900-

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associatedWith Cottam, Clarence, 1899-

associatedWith Cynthia, Westcott 1898-1983

associatedWith Darling, Lois.

associatedWith Darling, Louis.

associatedWith Douglas, William O. (William Orville), 1898-1980.

associatedWith Egler, Frank Edwin, 1911-

associatedWith Freeman, Dorothy, 1898-1978.

associatedWith Gallup, Donald Clifford, 1913-2000.

associatedWith Goedecke, Karl,

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associatedWith Heyerdahl, Thor.

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associatedWith Lees, Carlton B.

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associatedWith Rachel Louise Carson and Margaret Robb

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associatedWith Rodell, Marie.

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correspondedWith Teale, Edwin Way, 1899-

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associatedWith Westcott, Cynthia, 1898-1983

associatedWith White, E. B. (Elwyn Brooks), 1899-1985.

associatedWith White, Joseph B. C.

associatedWith Abrams, Rochonne Weintraub.

associatedWith Anshen, Ruth Nanda.

associatedWith Barnes, Irston R. (Irston Robert)

associatedWith Beebe, William, 1877-1962.

associatedWith Bingham, Millicent Todd, 1880-1968.

associatedWith Briejer, C. J.

associatedWith Briggs, Shirley A. (Shirley Ann), 1918-

correspondedWith Brown, John Mason, 1900-1969

associatedWith Carpenter, Margaret Haley.

associatedWith Chapman, Paul Jones, 1900-

associatedWith Collier, John, 1884-1968.

associatedWith Cottam, Clarence, 1899-

associatedWith Cynthia, Westcott 1898-1983

associatedWith Darling, Lois.

associatedWith Darling, Louis.

associatedWith Douglas, William O. (William Orville), 1898-1980.

associatedWith Egler, Frank Edwin, 1911-

associatedWith Freeman, Dorothy, 1898-1978.

associatedWith Gallup, Donald Clifford, 1913-2000.

associatedWith Goedecke, Karl,

associatedWith Goodall, E. C. (Edna C.)

associatedWith Hanbury, Una, 1904-1990.

associatedWith Hargraves, Malcolm.

associatedWith Heyerdahl, Thor.

associatedWith Ketchum, Bostwick H., 1912-

associatedWith Lalley, J. M. (Joseph Michael), 1896-1980.

associatedWith Lees, Carlton B.

associatedWith Lorentz, Pare.

associatedWith Mays, Victor, 1927-

associatedWith Murphy, Robert Cushman, 1887-1973.

associatedWith Pearl, Raymond, 1879-1940.

associatedWith Pettersson, Hans.

associatedWith P. J. (Paul Jones) Chapman, 1900- .

associatedWith Rachel Louise Carson and Margaret Robb

associatedWith Randolph, Theron G.

associatedWith Rodell, Marie.

associatedWith Spock, Marjorie.

associatedWith Sterling, Philip, 1907-1989.

correspondedWith Teale, Edwin Way, 1899-

associatedWith Teale, Edwin Way, 1899-

associatedWith Teale, Edwin Way, 1899-1980.

associatedWith Udall, Stewart.

associatedWith Una Hanbury

associatedWith Van Loon, Hendrik Willem, 1882-1944.

associatedWith Wallace, George John, 1906-

associatedWith Washington, Ida H.

associatedWith Westcott, Cynthia, 1898-1983

associatedWith White, E. B. (Elwyn Brooks), 1899-1985.

associatedWith White, Joseph B. C.

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Air
Air
Bird banding
Birds
Birds
Conservation of natural resources
Conservation of natural resources
DDT (Insecticide)
Dutch elm disease
Marine biologists
Marine ecology
Marine pesticides
Pesticide residues in food
Pesticide resistance
Pesticides
Pesticides and wildlife
Pesticides industry
Pesticides industry
Pollution
Seashore biology
Soils
Women ecologists
Women scientists
Air
Birds
Conservation of natural resources
Pesticides industry

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Aquatic biologists
Authors
Biologists
Conservationists
Ecologists
Geophysicists
Marine biologists
Oceanographers
Women scientists

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Silver Spring, MD, US
Springdale, PA, US

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