Rachel Louise Carson (1907-1964) earned a master's degree in zoology and had a career working on publications for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. She became known, however, for her writings on nature and on man's relationship to the natural environment, chiefly "Silent Spring," published in 1962, which addressed the risks of pesticides to wildlife The influence of the book was so great that ... [MORE] Manuscript Collections (3) Sea Around Us, The (2) Silent Spring (13) 1. A Science Odyssey: Rachel Carson - Short biography. 2. BBC Radio 4: Great Lives: Bea Campbell on Rachel Carson - Radio broadcast about Carson's life and work. Audio file, 26:33. 3. Democracy Now!: Rachel Carson - Carson's 1962 speech before the National Women's Press Club. Audio file (39:25) from the archives of the Pacifica Radio program Democracy Now! 4. Earth Observatory: On the Shoulders of Giants: Rachel Carson - Biography and discussion of the effect of "Silent Spring." From the NASA Web site. 5. Environmental Protection Agency: Rachel Carson - Carson's life and legacy. 6. National Humanities Center: Rachel Carson and the Awakening of Environmental Consciousness - Biographer Linda Lear discusses Carson's role in the modern environmental movement. 7. New York Times: Obituary - Reports Carson's death in 1964. 8. NodeWorks Encyclopedia: Rachel Carson - Encyclopedia article. 9. Rachel Carson - Her life and legacy. Includes biography, bibliography and Web links. 10. Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge - Description of the refuge located in Maine and biographical information. 11. Silent Spring Institute: Rachel Carson and "Silent Spring" - Biography and bibliography. 12. The Rachel Carson Homestead - Carson's birthplace in Springdale, Pennsylvania. Includes information on Carson's life and works, a history of the homestead and visitor information. 13. The TIME 100: Rachel Carson - Names her as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. 14. The Washington Post: A Voice for the Wilderness - Book review of Linda Lear's 1997 biography of Carson. Click to read the first chapter of the book. 15. Pennsylvania's Environmental Heritage: Rachel Louise Carson - Biography.

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