Rachel carson

Rachel Carson

By ktano99
  • Rachel Louise Carson Born

    Rachel Louise Carson Born

    Born in Springdale, PA
  • Published in St. Nicholas magazine

    Published in St. Nicholas magazine

    10 years old
    called "Battle in the Clouds"
    Not only did she get the story published, she was also awarded the silver prize by the editors of St. Nicholas
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    Rachel Carson attends various colleges

    Attends Pennsylvania College for Women, majors in science
    Goes to Woods Hole, MA to study marine biology.
    Begins graduate work at John Hopkins University
  • Writes radio scripts for the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries

    Writes radio scripts for the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries

  • Carson recieves MA in zoology

    Carson recieves MA in zoology

    received from John Hopkins University
  • Carson's father, Robert Carson, dies

    Carson's father, Robert Carson, dies

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    Career Openings for Carson

    Is appointed Junior Aquatic Biologist with the Bureau of Fisheries, U.S. depatment of Commerce.
    Becomes staff biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services.
  • Begins writing "The World of Water"

    Begins writing "The World of Water"

    later published as "Undersea" in the Atlantic Monthly
  • Under the Sea-wind

    Under the Sea-wind

    Published by Simon and Schuster
  • Confirmed breast tumor removed.

    Confirmed breast tumor removed.

  • Resigns from USFWS

    Resigns from USFWS

    Resignsfrom government services to become a full-time author
  • The Sea Around Us

    The Sea Around Us

    Published by Oxford University Press
  • Recieves many awards for writings.

    Recieves many awards for writings.

    National Book Award for Non-Fiction for The Sea Around Us
    Awarded John Burroughs Medal
    Henry Grier Bryant Gold Medal
    New York Zoological Society Gold Medal
    Simon Guggenheim Fellowship for research on tidal life
  • The Edge of the Sea

    The Edge of the Sea

    Published by Houghton Mifflin Co.
  • Silent Spring

    Silent Spring

    Published by Houghton Mifflin Co.
    Won eight awards total
    Previously published as Reporter at Large in The New Yorker in July, and then later became the book-of- the-month club selection in December of 1962.
  • Albert Schweitzer Award from Animal Welfare Institute

    Albert Schweitzer Award from Animal Welfare Institute

  • CBS airs "The Silent Spring of Rachel Carson."

    CBS airs "The Silent Spring of Rachel Carson."

  • Carson Testifies on the use of pesticides

    Carson Testifies on the use of pesticides

    Testifies before the US Senate Subcommittee of Government Operations
  • Carson testifies on the misuse of pesticides

    Carson testifies on the misuse of pesticides

    Testifies before the US Senate Committee on Commerce
  • Awarded the National Audubon Society Medal

    Awarded the National Audubon Society Medal

  • Rachel Carson dies at the age of 56.

    Rachel Carson dies at the age of 56.

    After a long, hard battle of Breast Cancer, Rachel was finally overtaken by the disease.
  • The Sense of Wonder

    The Sense of Wonder

    Published by Harper & Row
    Previously published as Help Your Child To Wonder, Women's Home Companion in July