Rachel carson

Rachel Carson Biography

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    HER CHILDHOOD

    She suddently develops a big respect and love for the nature, thanks to her mother and her parent's farm
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    DEGREE IN BIOLOGY

    Because of economic difficulties, she works as a part-time writer for a scientific journal
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    DEGREE IN ZOOLOGY

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    SILENT SPRING'S PUBBLICATION

    unleashes different reactions: on one side, the book helped to create in people’s mind an environmental awareness (even in the scientific world). On the other hand, industries and government circles violently criticized that, accusing it to be a danger and a limit for scientific development.
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    DEATH

    After a long fight against cancer, the scientist dies in Maryland