Books are listed in order of publication within each section. Her book, silent spring 1962, became one of the most influential books in the modern environmental movement and provided the impetus for tighter control of pesticides, including ddt. Rachel carson has been both a hero to environmentalists and the bane of the chemical and pesticide industries and their political mouthpieces ever since the 1962 publication of her seminal. The rachel carson prize and the rachel carson book prize encourage and reward innovative research and writing in the field of environmental science, while the sea around us project is a university of british columbia organization researching the impacts of. Rachel carson was an influential person in the modern environmental movement, preceded by the conservation movement, and this site outlines carsons work, her influence on the movement, and the background information on as well as the growth of the modern environmental movement that occurred throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Environmentalism was not a significant concern among producers regarding future development, but. A collection of quotes by rachel carson on environment, biology, writing, passion, ecology, universe, love, nature, life, evolution, earth and inspiration. The rachel carson prize is an environmental award in memory of rachel carson, the american marine biologist and author, who is also called the mother of the modern environmental movement. Linda lear is an environmental historian and the author of two prizewinning biographies. Albert schweitzer, the 1952 winner of the nobel prize for peace, who used his nobel address to oppose nuclear testing. A marine biologist and nature writer, rachel carson catalyzed the global environmental movement with her 1962 book silent spring. Rachel carson and jfk, an environmental tag team audubon. By publishing it, carson has been credited with launching the contemporary environmental movement and awakening the concern of americans for the environment.
Explore earths most precious, mysterious resourcethe oceanwith the author of silent spring. The rachel carson prize rachel carsonprisen is an international environmental award. The book documented the detrimental effects on the environmentparticularly on birdsof the indiscriminate use of pesticides. The prize is named after the marine biologist rachel carson 19071964 to commemorate her brave action to warn against hazardous use of pestizides. On june 4, 1963, less than a year after the controversial environmental classic silent spring was published, its author, rachel carson, testified before a senate subcommittee on pesticides. Nov 18, 2010 alfred eisenstaedt time life pictures. Mar 31, 2018 rachel carsons silent spring begins with an epigraph from dr. A story of science and salvation by dan fagin island press published the paperback in 2015 2014 pulitzer prize general nonfiction. Fascinated by science in college, she changed her major from english to biology at a time when women were thought to be intellectually unfit to understand science or have. The most important legacy of silent spring, though, was a new public awareness that nature was vulnerable to human intervention. The rachel carson prize is an international environmental award established in norway in 1991. On the 50th anniversary of silent springs publication, a bestselling historian shows the extent to which john kennedy and his administration defended rachel carsons controversial work.
How rachel carson got ddt banned in the us after ww2. The prize is named after the marine biologist rachel carson 19071964 to commemorate her brave action to warn against hazardous use of pestizides and their harm to the balance in. Rachel carson was an introverted leader who helped launch a global environmental movement though silent spring that still inspires readers today and there are numerous lessons we can learn from her uplifting leadership. Carson resigned from government service in 1952 to devote herself to her writing. Sejs annual awards for reporting on the environment have included a book category since 2008. Watch rachel carson american experience official site. Rachel carson and the silent environmentalists beyond. Silent spring book cover of silent spring by rachel carson.
Rachael carson was an american biologist, environmentalist and author. Musil redefines the achievements and legacy of environmental pioneer and scientist rachel carson, linking her work to a wide network of american women activists and writers and introducing her to a new, contemporary audience. Carson accused the chemical industry of spreading disinformation and public officials of accepting industry claims unquestioningly. Outlining the dangers of chemical pesticides, the book led to a nationwide ban on ddt and other pesticides and sparked the movement that ultimately led to the creation of the us environmental protection agency epa. The title is a reference to the spring of the apocalyptic year that the birds no longer sing. Epa journal novemberdecember 1978 article by frank graham, jr. Before rachel carsons book silent spring was serialized in the magazine the new yorker in 1962, she made sure that her book publisher, houghton mifflin, had good libel insurance. The turku prize is awarded jointly by the european society for environmental history and the rachel carson center for environment and society, and carries a cash value of three thousand euros. Toms river by dan fagin island press published the paperback in 2015. Jun 20, 2016 silent spring is a 1962 environmental science book by rachel carson. Man has lost the capacity to foresee and forestall. The prize was founded in 1991, and greta thunberg is the 15th recipient of the prize.
Her bestknown book, silent spring, led to a presidential commission that largely. Winners of the rachel carson environment book award award. Mar 22, 2019 the rachel carson prize is an international environmental award awarded every two years in stavanger. An exploration of marine life that takes us into a truly extraordinary world the atlantic monthly. April 2012 marked the 50th anniversary of the publication of rachel carsons groundbreaking book, silent spring.
Since 1998, the society for social studies of science has awarded an annual rachel carson book prize for a book length work of social or political relevance in the area of science and technology studies. Rachel louise carson was an american marine biologist and conservationist whose book silent spring and other writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement. For the book prize, see rachel carson prize academic book prize. In 1980, 16 years after her death, 1 rachel carson 19071964 was a pioneer of the global environmental movement through her writing. The gender politics of food contamination duke university press, 2016. On the 50th anniversary of silent springs publication, a bestselling historian shows the extent to which john kennedy and his administration defended rachel carsons controversial work against the chemical industrys onslaught. Rachel carson also corresponded with and got scientific information on nuclear testing and radiation from the biologist, dr. If it werent for rachel carson, the green movement might not exist today. Rachel louise carson may 27, 1907 april 14, 1964 was an american marine biologist, author, and conservationist whose book silent spring and other writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement. Carson began her career as an aquatic biologist in the u.
In silent spring 1962, carson challenged the practices of agricultural scientists and the us government, advocating for a fundamental shift in our. Considered one of carsons most exceptional and groundbreaking books that marked a new public awareness about the use of chemical pesticides, especially ddt, silent spring was published on september 27, 1962. Possibly the first book in which environmental issues take a central place. First, we see that individual citizens can truly ignite change in the world through their own simple acts of writing, teaching, guiding, and so on. From the national book awardwinning author of silent spring. These books constituted a biography of the ocean and made carson famous as a naturalist and science writer for the public. Silent spring triggered an environmental movement the. Tar sands by andrew nikiforuk, doubt is their product by david michaels, lake effect by nancy. The prize is awarded to a woman who has distinguished herself in outstanding work for the environment in norway or internationally. The carson prize is named after writer, scientist, and ecologist rachel carson 19071964, author of numerous books including the edge of the sea 1955 and help your child to wonder 1956. Sep 25, 2012 rachel carsons 1962 book, which focused on what she saw as the widespread and detrimental use of pesticides, is credited as being the catalyst for the modern environmental movement and helping to lead to the creation of the epa in 1970, read an epa press release last thursday.
Apr 10, 2020 rachel carson was an american biologist well known for her writings on environmental pollution and the natural history of the sea. Biologist rachel carson alerted the world to the environmental impact of fertilizers and pesticides. Her book silent spring earned her a welldeserved place on the reading list for many an environmental studies course. Norway awards the rachel carson prize to women who have made worthy contributions to the field of environmental protection. The rachel carson prize and the rachel carson book prize encourage and reward innovative research and writing in the field of environmental science, while the sea around us project is a university of british columbia organization researching the impacts of fisheries on the marine environment. The american society for environmental history has awarded the rachel carson prize for best dissertation since 1993. Rachel carson was an american biologist well known for her writings on environmental pollution and the natural history of the sea. The prize was established spontaneously during a 1989 meeting in stavanger, on the initiative of speaker berit as. Fahrenthold, the washington post, may 23, 2007 oklahoma sen. A passionate and eloquent warning about the longterm dangers of pesticides, the book. She has written the introduction to the 50th anniversary edition of rachel carson s silent spring 2012 and edited an anthology of carson s unpublished writing, lost.
In the summer of 1962 the prestigious new yorker magazine published excerpts from a sensational new book by rachel carson, americas bestselling science writer and a former marine biologist and editor for the u. Conservation rachel carson and jfk, an environmental tag team. When rachel carsons silent spring was published in 1962, the book became a phenomenon. Rachel carson prize society for social studies of science. Rachel carson environment book award winners goodreads. Rachel carson, writer, scientist, and ecologist, grew up simply in the rural river town of springdale, pennsylvania. Sep 14, 2016 epa journal novemberdecember 1978 article by frank graham, jr. Carson, already a successful and muchadmired writer on natural history, knew that what was contained within the pages of her polemic against indiscriminate use of pesticides was certain to set off a strong. The rachel carson prize is an environmental award in memory of rachel carson, the american marine biologist and author, who is also called the mother of.
The rachel carson prize is an international environmental award, established in stavanger, norway in 1991 to commemorate the achievements of environmentalist rachel carson and to award efforts in her spirit. Aug 19, 2017 mocked for being a woman studying genetics, how rachel carson got ddt banned. In 1952 she published her prizewinning study of the ocean, the sea around us, which was followed by the edge of the sea in 1955. She is perhaps best known for her seminal book silent spring, which was instrumental in effecting change in policies over pesticide use, and highlighted wider concerns about the relations between people and nature.
The society of environmental journalists 1629 k street nw, suite 300, washington, dc 20006 telephone. Nominations for the 2022 prize now being accepted 2019 carson prize. A passionate and eloquent warning about the longterm dangers of. Kimuras book contributes to the fields of feminist science studies, food studies. An example of a wellknown transcendentalist is henry david thoreau who influenced conservation as well as the environmental movement. Rachel was a renowned marine biologist and awardwinning author, who greatly advanced the global environmental movement. The book solidified carsons position as americas top nature writer and soon became a. Rachel carson was the first american to combine two longstanding but separate strands of american environmentalismthe love of nature and a concern for human health.
Known for catching the life breath of science on the still glass of poetry, nature writer and marine biologist rachel carson is an icon of environmentalism, and her first love was the sea time. We are delighted to announce that the 2019 rachel carson prize goes to aya. Carson accused the chemical industry of spreading disinformation and public officials of accepting industry claims unquestioningly in the late. Rachel carson wrote silent spring partly because of the. The rachel carson prize is an international environmental award awarded every two years in stavanger. She is believed to be one of the pioneer environmentalists to create awareness against pesticides. Logo of the environmental protection agency the environmental protection agency epa used its annual pollution prevention week to praise the late environmentalist rachel carson, whose book silent spring served as the impetus for banning ddt, a pesticide that virtually eradicated malaria in europe.
Silent spring rachel carson 40th anniversary edition, 2002 the 1962 publication of silent spring, by marine biologist and nature writer rachel carson, was an event of enormous significance not only for the world of publishing but, much more importantly, for the world itself. Bureau of fisheries, and became a fulltime nature writer in the 1950s. Rachel carsons watershed work silent spring is first published on september 27, 1962. Today is the birthday of rachel carson, a marine biologist and ecologist who became one of the most wellknown environmentalists in u. Originally serialized in the new yorker magazine, the book shed light on the damage that manmade. Linda lear is an environmental historian and the author of two prize winning biographies. We are delighted to announce that the 2019 rachel carson prize goes to aya kimura, for radiation brain moms and citizen scientists. Watch rachel carson american experience official site pbs.
Rachel carson was an influential person in the modern environmental movement, preceded by the conservation movement, and this site outlines carson s work, her influence on the movement, and the background information on as well as the growth of the modern environmental movement that occurred throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Turku book award rachel carson center for environment. Turku book award the turku book prize is a joint prize from the european society for environmental history eseh and the rachel carson center for environment and society rcc. Tom coburn has effectively blocked a resolution to honor environmental author rachel. She was born in the small town of springdale, near pittsburgh, pennsylvania and had loved the natural world since childhood. But shes not the only woman who deserves to be there. The award committee received 62 books to consider for the. Rachel carson prize environmentalist award wikipedia. In silent spring carson argued that humankind was fatally tampering with nature by its reckless misuse of chemical pesticides. Her monumental book silent spring documented the devastating effects of pesticides like ddt on birds and the environment, and the revelations eventually helped lead to the creation of the environmental protection agency.
The committee in 2019 consisted of jane carruthers chair, marianna dudley, christof mauch, eva jakobsson, and stefan dorondel. The rachel carson prize is an environmental award, to be given to a woman for. The rachel carson prize rachel carson prisen is an international environmental award, established in stavanger, norway in 1991 to commemorate the achievements of environmentalist rachel carson and to award efforts in her spirit. The turku book prize is a joint prize from the european society for environmental history eseh and the rachel carson. Feb 06, 2017 rachel carson has been both a hero to environmentalists and the bane of the chemical and pesticide industries and their political mouthpieces ever since the 1962 publication of her seminal. The award is named after the city of turku, finland, where it was awarded for the first time at the 6th annual eseh conference in june 2011. She has written the introduction to the 50th anniversary edition of rachel carsons silent spring 2012 and edited an anthology of carsons unpublished writing, lost woods. The rachel carson prize is an environmental award, to be given to a woman for her environmental involvement. It collected babys teeth nationwide, revealing the widespread dispersion of strontium90, a radioactive byproduct of nuclear tests that entered humans. Her mother bequeathed to her a lifelong love of nature and the living world that rachel expressed first as a writer and later as a student of marine biology. Silent spring is a 1962 environmental science book by rachel carson. It is presented in stavanger, norway, every two years. With more than one million copies sold, rachel carsons the sea around us became a cultural phenomenon when first published in 1951 and cemented carsons status as the preeminent natural history writer of her time. Rachel carson wrote silent spring partly because of the author of stuart little the book was a turning point for the environmental movement rachel carson in 1962.
National book award winner and new york times bestseller. The rachel carson prize, founded in stavanger, norway in 1991, is awarded to women who have made a contribution in the field of environmental protection. Turku book award rachel carson center for environment and. The useful links, from acid rain to zoos database contains more than 1,500 web sites useful for environmental reporters, archived on sejs old web site. How silent spring ignited the environmental movement. The book list is separated into three sections, books by rachel carson, books about rachel carson and a highly recommended books about environmental studies and associated subjects.
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