(1907–64), American zoologist, a pioneer ecologist and popularizer of science; full name Rachel Louise Carson. She is noted especially for The Sea Around Us (1951) and Silent Spring (1963), an attack on the indiscriminate use of pesticides.
Definition of Carson, Rachel in US English:
Carson, Rachel
proper nounˈkärsən
(1907–64), US biologist and environmentalist; full name Rachel Louise Carson. Her works include The Sea Around Us (1951) and Silent Spring (1962).