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Rachel Carson

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  • Birth Date

    Birth Date

    Rachel Carson was born on May 27th, 1907 in Springdale, Pennsylvania.
  • Carson Receives Masters Degree

    Carson Receives Masters Degree

    MA Degree in zoology from John Hopkins University awarded. Thesis: "The Development of the Pronephyros During the Embryonic and Early Larval Life of the Catfish."
  • Employed by Bureau of Fisheries

    Employed by Bureau of Fisheries

    Carson is employed by Bureau of Fisheries in the Department of Commerce as a junior aquatic biologist. Begins writing on the Chesapeake Bay topics for multiple publications including The Baltimore Sun.
  • Begins working for the Department of Interior

    Begins working for the Department of Interior

    Carson becomes a staff Aquatic Biologist for the US Fisheries and Wildlife which was just placed under the Department of Interior.
  • Publishes First Book

    Publishes First Book

    In 1941, Carson's first book, "Under the Sea-Wind," was published. This book was about ocean life.
  • Delivers Academic Paper

    Delivers Academic Paper

    Carson writes and delivers "Edge of the Sea" to the American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • President's Science Advisory Committee

    President's Science Advisory Committee

    President Kennedy mentions Carson's book in the workings "Silent Springs" at Press Conference and PSAC studying question about pesticide safety.
  • Audubon Naturalist Society Meeting

    Audubon Naturalist Society Meeting

    Carson and Kelsey attend meeting of the Audubon Naturalist Society of the District of Columbia. Carson comments to the press about Kelsey’s brave stand on blocking thalidomide and compares thalidomide to DDT.
  • Publishes "Silent Spring"

    Publishes "Silent Spring"

    Carson wrote this book about the effects of pesticide use on the environment.
  • Date of Death

    Date of Death

    Carson dies at age 58 in Silver Spring, Maryland.