Carson Baxter Wilson -- The Name

  

 

As with Benton, Carson's name has an explanation.

Carson

Carson is named after Rachel Carson -- author of Silent Spring and The Sea Around Us, among other books that fueled an entire movement of environmental activism and led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency. A scientist by training -- she earned her Masters degree in zoology from Johns Hopkins in 1932 -- Carson almost single-handedly alerted Americans to the dark side of science in alliance with industrial society. When Silent Spring was published in 1962, the pesticide industry tried to have the book discredited, as it exposed the rather nasty environmental impact of DDT and decried the "rivers of death" the chemical industry was pouring into the country's water supply.

Carson Wilson is named in honor of Rachel Carson, as her values and her tenacity represent qualities that both of his parents admire.

Plus, we liked the name. (For all you National Instruments tech writers, we're trying to keep it simple -- you already know Carson Jones).

Baxter

Just as Benton's name has a tie to the Appalachian Trail (Benton Mackaye initially conceived of the Trail), Carson's middle name has a similar affiliation. The trail's northern terminus -- Mt. Katahdin -- is located in central Maine in Baxter State Park. Tim and Julie were engaged to be married on the side of Mt. Katahdin, and Carson's middle name honors the location where his family got its start eight years prior to his birth. 

Plus, we liked the name.

Wilson

Well, duh!

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