Rachel Carson

Biologist / Writer

Born: 27 May 1907
Died: 14 April 1964 (cancer)
Birthplace: Springdale, Pennsylvania
Best known as: The author of Silent Spring
After studying marine biology and zoology, Rachel Carson worked for the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries as a writer and bureaucrat, while at the same time writing popular science articles for magazines. In 1941 she published Under the Sea-Wind, the first in a series of books about the ocean. She turned her attention to the "indiscriminate" use of pesticides, and her 1962 book Silent Spring set off a national controversy in the U.S. and gave new life to the conservationist movement.

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