Dictionary entry overview: What does traumatic mean? â¢ TRAUMATIC (adjective) The adjective TRAUMATIC has 2 senses: 1. of or relating to a physical injury or wound to the body 2. psychologically painful Familiarity information: TRAUMATIC used as an adjective is rare.
In 1957, Rachel Carson got breast cancer, probably because of the pesticide she was studying and trying to stop. She died of a heart attack at the age of 57. Their was a wood she had wanted to buy when she was younger. She had not completed her dream to buy it, but she did stop DDT and the other pesticies,
For More Information. 1  Fact sheet on Rachel Carson (pdf) 2  More on DDT from our Division of Environmental Quality. 3  Environmental Protection Agency on Rachel Carson. 4  Ecology Hall of Fame featuring Rachel Carson. 5  Time Magazine, 100 Most Important People of the Century. 6  Photographs from the Fish and Wildlife Service collection.