Carson Rachel:
The Sea Around Us
Afterword by: Brian J.Skinner, Introduction by: Robert D.Ballard
Oxford University Press, 2003
Hardcover, 274 pages
Size: 267x205 mm
ISBN: 9780195147018
ISBN-10: 0195147014
Rachel Carson
Rachel Carson (1907-1964) Spent Most Of Her Professional Life As A Marine Biologist With The U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service. By The Late 1950S, She Had Written Three Lyrical, Popular Books About The Sea, Including The Best-Selling The Sea Around Us, And Had Become The Most Respected Science Writer In America. She Completed Silent Spring Against Formidable Personal Odds, And With It Shaped A Powerful Social Movement That Has Altered The Course Of History.
Brian J. Skinner
Brian J. Skinner</B> Is Professor Of Geology And Geophysics At Yale University And A Past President Of The Geological Society Of America. He Coedited <I>The Oxford Companion To The Earth</I>
Robert D. Ballard
Rachel Carson Was Named By Time Magazine One Of The Top 100 Scientists And Thinkers Of The Twentieth Century. A Biologist, Writer, And Ecologist, She Also Wrote Under The Sea Wind And Silent Spring, One Of The Seminal Books Of The Environmental Movement In America. She Was A Charter Member Of The<Br>Ecology Hall Of Fame.<Br>Carl Safina Is Recipient Of The Pew Scholars Award In Conservation And The Environment As Well As A John Burroughs Medal. He Is Also A Macarthur Fellow.<Br>Robert D. Ballard Is Best Known For His Discovery Of Deep-Sea Wrecks Such As The Titanic. The President Of The Institu
