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Biography of Rachel Carson

BIOGRAPHY OF RACHEL CARSON

Those who dwell , as scientists or laymen , among the beauties of the earth are never alone or weary in life .Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts (Rachel Carson in Sense of Wonder

A zoologist , biologist , environmentalist , writer , ecologist and a champion of nature conservation- Rachel Carson was all this and much more . From writing radio scripts during Depression to being the author of the best selling Silent Spring ' her journey was long

, illustrious and motivational . The way she battled all odds , struggled with financial troubles and then later suffered all the indignities thrown at her after the publication of Silent Spring ' teaches us a lot about life and makes us look up to her with respect and admiration

Her early life was instrumental in making her the person she was . Her interest in nature was kindled during her childhood Rachel Carson was born on May 27 , 1907 of a father who was an ambitious real estate developer and a mother who was a teacher . Her father 's plans for their estate in Springdale Pennsylvania did not quite materialize and thus from the very childhood , Rachel was no alien to financial difficulties . Her mother instilled in Rachel her own love for nature and books Hence the training of a future environmentalist and a best selling author began early in life . Rachel started writing at a very early age and her publication was for a children 's magazine at the age of ten . Thus the die was cast and she was to follow this course till the very end of her life

After passing out from Parnassus High School , she enrolled in the Pennsylvanian college for Women (now Chatham College . She majored in English but later changed her subject to zoology In 1932 , Carson received her master 's degree . Her financial condition took a turn for the worse during the Depression and especially after the death of her father in 1935 . Desperately trying to make ends meet for her family , she accepted the job of a radio writer for a programme on fishery and marine life produced by the United States Bureau of Fisheries

There seemed no end in sight to her miseries on the personal front . Her sister died in 1936 , leaving behind two daughters Carson took the girls in as part of family and they shifted to Silver Spring , Maryland to counter problems like her commutation to her job , the girls ' education and her mother 's old age . Following her excellent performance in the civil services examination , Carson went out to become the first ever female biologist to work at the Bureau . This was the beginning of a career that would see her influence the whole world with her writings

Her essay Undersea , published by Atlantic Monthly in September 1936 , was the much needed and richly deserved breakthrough for her dual career . Bringing in rave reviews from scientists as well as literary...

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