Rachel Carson (1907–1964)
Autor(a) de Silent Spring
About the Author
Rachel Carson was for many years a marine biologist and then editor-in-chief of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service's publications. She was also the author of Silent Spring, Under the Sea-Wind, and At the Edge of the Sea. She died in 1964. Sylvia Earle is a marine biologist, oceanographer, mostrar mais and National Geographic Society Explorer in Residence. Her books include Blue Hope: Exploring and Caring for Earth's Magnificent Ocean and Ocean An Illustrated Atlas. mostrar menos
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Séries
Obras de Rachel Carson
Always, Rachel: The Letters of Rachel Carson and Dorothy Freeman, 1952-1964, The Story of a Remarkable Friendship (1994) 104 cópias
LANGE Q&A Physician Assistant Examination, Seventh Edition (Lange Q&A Allied Health) (2016) 4 cópias
The Buccaneers 3 cópias
True April 1963 (The Man's Magazine) Silent Spring By Rachel Carson (Condensed); the Wonderful Wallendas; Jim Ling… (1963) 1 exemplar(es)
Carson, Rachel Archive 1 exemplar(es)
Silent Spring, etc 1 exemplar(es)
Associated Works
On a Farther Shore: The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson, Author of Silent Spring (2012) — Quotations — 203 cópias
The Glorious American Essay: One Hundred Essays from Colonial Times to the Present (2020) — Contribuinte — 83 cópias
Shaking the Foundations: 200 Years of Investigative Journalism in America (Nation Books) (2003) — Contribuinte — 45 cópias
DDT, Silent Spring, and the Rise of Environmentalism: Classic Texts (2008) — Contribuinte — 19 cópias
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome de batismo
- Carson, Rachel Louise
- Data de nascimento
- 1907-05-27
- Data de falecimento
- 1964-04-14
- Local de enterro
- Parklawn Memorial Park, Rockville, Maryland, USA
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Springdale, Pennsylvania, USA
- Local de falecimento
- Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
- Causa da morte
- cancer (breast)
heart attack - Locais de residência
- Springdale, Pennsylvania, USA
Southport Island, Maine, USA
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA - Educação
- Chatham University (BS|1929)
Johns Hopkins University (MS|1932) - Ocupação
- marine biologist
conservationist
nature writer - Organizações
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Bureau of Fisheries - Premiações
- Presidential Medal of Freedom (1980)
The Schweitzer Medal (1962)
American Academy of Arts and Letters (1953)
Constance Lindsay Skinner Award (1963)
Great Americans series postage stamp issued (1981)
Birthplace added to National Register of Historic Places (Rachel Carson Homestead) (mostrar todas 24)
Colesville, Maryland home designated National Historic Landmark (1991)
Rachel Carson Trail (Alleghany County ∙ PA)
Rachel Carson Bridge (Pittsburgh ∙ PA ∙ USA)
Rachel Carson State Office Building (Harrisburg ∙ PA ∙ USA)
Rachel Carson Elementary School (Gaithersburg ∙ Montgomery County ∙ Maryland ∙ USA)
Rachel Carson Middle School (Herndon ∙ VA ∙ USA)
Rachel Carson Elementary (Sammamish ∙ WA ∙ USA)
Rachel Carson Elementary School (San Jose ∙ CA ∙ USA)
Rachel Carson Environmental Middle School (Beaverton ∙ OR ∙ USA)
Rachel Carson High School for Coastal Studies (Brooklyn ∙ NY ∙ USA)
Rachel Carson Conservation Park (Montgomery County ∙ MD ∙ USA)
Rachel Carson room at Ariel Rios Building
Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge (Maine ∙ USA)
Rachel Carson Coastal Reserve (Carteret County ∙ NC ∙ USA)
Rachel Carson Prize named for her (Stavanger ∙ Norway)
Rachel Carson Prize named for her (Society for Social Studies of Science)
Rachel Carson Greenway (Montgomery County ∙ MD ∙ USA)
National Women's Hall of Fame (1973) - Agente
- Marie Rodell
- Pequena biografia
- Rachel Carson was a marine biologist and vocal conservationist. Her book, Silent Spring, is often credited with being the spark for the modern environmental movements. Carson's work led directly to changes in pesticide and other environmental policies in the United States and helped lead to the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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