Rachel Carson

Rachel Louise Carson (1907–1964) was an American marine biologist and conservationist who began her career at the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries, rising to editor-in-chief of publications, before becoming a full-time writer. Her acclaimed sea trilogy—Under the Sea-Wind (1941), The Sea Around Us (1951, National Book Award winner), and The Edge of the Sea (1955)—advanced marine conservation and brought her international recognition. Silent Spring (1962) exposed the dangers of pesticides like DDT, catalyzing the environmental movement, a nationwide DDT ban, and the creation of the EPA.