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Rachel Carson 1907–1964Environment, Agriculture & FoodMarine biologist whose book Silent Spring launched the modern environmental movement.
George Washington Carver 1864–1943Environment, Agriculture & FoodAgricultural scientist whose research on crop rotation and alternative crops transformed Southern farming.
John James Audubon 1785–1851Environment, Agriculture & FoodNaturalist and illustrator whose Birds of America shaped American ornithology and the society bearing his name.
Aldo Leopold 1887–1948Environment, Agriculture & FoodEcologist whose “land ethic” became foundational to modern environmental thought.
Norman Borlaug 1914–2009Environment, Agriculture & FoodAgronomist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate whose Green Revolution wheat varieties saved billions from famine.
Temple Grandin b. 1947Environment, Agriculture & FoodAnimal scientist whose livestock handling designs reshaped American slaughterhouse welfare standards.
Luther Burbank 1849–1926Environment, Agriculture & FoodPlant breeder whose hundreds of new varieties changed American horticulture, agriculture, and popular attitudes toward scientific breeding.