rachel carson

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Definition of rachel carson in English English dictionary

a US scientist who worked in marine biology (=the study of the creatures and plants that live in the sea) . She wrote several books, including Silent Spring, and she was one of the first people to realize that pesticides (=chemicals for protecting crops from insects) were damaging the environment (1907-64). born May 27, 1907, Springdale, Pa., U.S. died April 14, 1964, Silver Spring, Md. U.S. biologist and science writer. Carson trained as a marine biologist and had a long career at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Sea Around Us (1951) won a National Book Award. Her prophetic Silent Spring (1962), about the dangers of pesticides in the food chain, is regarded as the seminal work in the history of the environmental movement, which in some respects can be seen to date from its publication

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Rachel Louise Carson

born May 27, 1907, Springdale, Pa., U.S. died April 14, 1964, Silver Spring, Md. U.S. biologist and science writer. Carson trained as a marine biologist and had a long career at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Sea Around Us (1951) won a National Book Award. Her prophetic Silent Spring (1962), about the dangers of pesticides in the food chain, is regarded as the seminal work in the history of the environmental movement, which in some respects can be seen to date from its publication

Hyphenation

Ra·chel Car·son

Turkish pronunciation

reyçıl kärsın

Pronunciation

/ˈrāʧəl ˈkärsən/ /ˈreɪʧəl ˈkɑːrsən/