Fact of the Day: 30/01/2023
Biology is an important branch of science, and many people have contributed to it over time. One of the most influential and little known biologists was Rachel Carson. She was born in 1907 and quickly developed an interest in the complex world around her. Carson went to the Pennsylvania College for Women originally to become a writer, but then changed her career path to biology. She got a bachelor’s degree and later did some graduate work at Johns Hopkins University (par. 2). According to Britannica.com, “In 1936 Carson took a position as aquatic biologist with the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (from 1940 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service), where she remained until 1952, the last three years as editor in chief of the service’s publications” (par. 3). While she worked at this job, she got ideas and inspiration for her first book, Under the Sea-Wind. She wrote several other books, and all were very popular because of her scientific and lyrical writing style (par. 3). Her most famous one, Silent Spring, made many aware about pollution and the use of pesticides (par. 4). Rachel Carson greatly impacted the way we think of the world, and even though she died before much environmental progress was made, she is still one of the most important biologists of modern history.
Reference(s): https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rachel-Carson
Fact Author: Bailey W.
Fact Editor: Ace
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