Rachel Louise Carson (1907-1964) earned a master's degree in zoology and had a career working on publications for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. She became known, however, for her writings on nature and on man's relationship to the natural environment, chiefly "Silent Spring," published in 1962, which addressed the risks of pesticides to wildlife The influence of the book was so great that Carson has been called the mother of the modern environmental movement. Other books by Carson include "Under the Sea Wind" and "The Sea Around Us."
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Radio broadcast about Carson's life and work. Audio file, 26:33.
Biography and discussion of the effect of "Silent Spring." From the NASA Web site.
Biographical details.
Biographer Linda Lear discusses Carson's role in the modern environmental movement.
Reports Carson's death in 1964.
Her life and legacy. Includes biography, bibliography and Web links.
Environmental organization, founded in 1965 by Rachel Carson's colleagues, that seeks to carry on her legacy by informing and advising the public about the effects of chemicals on people, pets and the environment.
Carson's birthplace in Springdale, Pennsylvania. Includes information on Carson's life and works, a history of the homestead and visitor information.
Description of the refuge located in Maine and biographical information.
Biologist who gave scientific respectability to the environmental movement.
Short biography.
Names her as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.
Encyclopedia article.
Book review of Linda Lear's 1997 biography of Carson. Click to read the first chapter of the book.
(September 14, 1997)
Names her as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.
Biographical details.
Carson's birthplace in Springdale, Pennsylvania. Includes information on Carson's life and works, a history of the homestead and visitor information.
Description of the refuge located in Maine and biographical information.
Biologist who gave scientific respectability to the environmental movement.
Biography and discussion of the effect of "Silent Spring." From the NASA Web site.
Environmental organization, founded in 1965 by Rachel Carson's colleagues, that seeks to carry on her legacy by informing and advising the public about the effects of chemicals on people, pets and the environment.
Biographer Linda Lear discusses Carson's role in the modern environmental movement.
Reports Carson's death in 1964.
Radio broadcast about Carson's life and work. Audio file, 26:33.
Short biography.
Encyclopedia article.
Her life and legacy. Includes biography, bibliography and Web links.
Book review of Linda Lear's 1997 biography of Carson. Click to read the first chapter of the book.
(September 14, 1997)
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