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  1. Browse Getty Images' premium collection of high-quality, authentic Rachel Carson photos & royalty-free pictures, taken by professional Getty Images photographers. Available in multiple sizes and formats to fit your needs.

  2. Lived 1907 – 1964. Rachel Carson played a key role in birth of environmentalism in the 20th century. A zoologist by training, she resigned from the government’s Fish and Wildlife Service when her book The Sea Around Us became an award-winning bestseller.

  3. Rachel Louise Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) was an American marine biologist, writer, and conservationist whose sea trilogy (1941–1955) and book Silent Spring (1962) are credited with advancing marine conservation and the global environmental movement.

  4. Rachel Carson 1907–1964 | Born Springdale, Pennsylvania | Una Hanbury (1904–1990) | Bronze, 1965. As a government scientist, Rachel Carson became concerned about the ecological impact of pesticides, especially DDT, and in 1962, she published the groundbreaking book, Silent Spring.

  5. Sep 5, 2008 · Two of Rachel Carsons portraits are currently on view at the National Portrait Gallery: a photograph (top) by Alfred Eisenstaedt on display in the "New Arrivals" exhibition, and a portrait bust (above) in the "20th Century Americans" gallery, by Una Hanbury.

  6. Apr 2, 2014 · (1907-1964) Who Was Rachel Carson? Biologist Rachel Carson alerted the world to the environmental impact of fertilizers and pesticides. Her best-known book, Silent Spring, led to a presidential...

  7. Apr 17, 2024 · April 17, 2024. Posted by: Amanda Zimmerman. Inspired at a young age by her twin muses, literature and nature, Rachel Louise Carson (1907-1964) is remembered today as a pioneer in environmental awareness and protection. A marine biologist and conservationist, Carson wrote eloquent and engaging prose for a broad audience about ecological issues ...