*Timeline of Important People
*Follow along & match pictures to descriptions – then will
glue into notebook
1
*George Perkins Marsh:
*1864: published Man and
Nature
*Considered 1st modern
discussion of environmental
problems
*His ecological insights
brought awareness to
humankind's impacts on
the Earth.
http://www.eoearth.org/article/Marsh,_George_Perkins
2
*John Muir:
*1890: influenced
congress to create
Yosemite National
Park
*1st president of the
Sierra Club
*He has been called "The
Father of our National
Parks," "Wilderness
Prophet," and "Citizen of
the Universe.“
*
http://www.sierraclub.org/JOHN_MUIR_EXHIBIT/
3
*President Theodore
Roosevelt:
*1905: established
U.S. Forest Service
*Set up five new
national parks
http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar474860&st=theod
ore+
Argued that forests
should be saved “to
provide homes and jobs
for people”
4
*Aldo Leopold:
* Wildlife
ecologist in
Wisconsin
*1949: wrote A
Sand County
Almanac –
influential book
about nature
“We abuse land because we
regard it as a commodity
belonging to us. When we see
land as a community to which
we belong, we may begin to
use it with love and respect.”
5
*Rachel Carson:
*1962: wrote book Silent Spring -
created a demand for regulation of
pesticides & pollution
http://www.rachelcarson.org/BooksBy.aspx
6
*Edward O. Wilson:
*1967: wrote book The Theory
of Island Biogeography; became
a cornerstone of conservation
biology
*He played a key role in the
development of the new field of
chemical ecology, where he
studied the pheromone language
of ants.
*
http://www.eowilson.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=43&Itemid=69
7 History of Environmental Science
*Paul and Anne Ehrlich
*1968: wrote The Population
Bomb, warning that Earth's
resources won’t last.
http://www.heinzawards.net/recipients/display/paul_anne_ehrlich
8 History of Environmental Science
*James Lovelock:
*Scientist &
environmentalist
*1975, he came up with
" The Gaia Theory”: the biosphere is
a self-regulating entity with the
capacity to keep our planet healthy
by controlling the chemical and
physical environment.
http://www.ecolo.org/lovelock/lovebioen.htm
9 History of Environmental Science
*Lois Gibbs:
*1978, fought for families living on
hazardous waste site and against
chemical company
*She went on to form the Citizens’
Clearinghouse for Hazardous Waste
http://www.chej.org/about_lois.htm
10 History of Environmental Science
*Amory Lovins:
*1982: established the
Rocky Mountain
Institute, which
promotes sound
environmental
engineering procedures
and wise energy use
*His research includes the
"hypercar," an ultralightweight, hybrid-electric
vehicle that would save fuel
and prevent pollution
http://www.heinzawards.net/recipients/amory-lovins
11 History of Environmental Science
*Eugene & Howard Odum
*1975: developed science of ecosystem
ecology
*Eugene Odum wrote 1st ecology
textbook: Fundamentals of Ecology.
http://www.crafoordprize.se/press/arkivpressreleases/thecrafoordprizewinners1987eug
enepodumandhowardtodum.5.32d4db7210df50fec2d800016978.html