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| Happy 91st Birthday to the man who saved 1 Billion lives |
| 2005-03-26 |
| One would think that saving a billion lives in developing countries, winning the Nobel Peace Prize, and being regarded in many parts of the world as among the leading Americans of this age would be enough to make someone a household name within America. And yet, very few Americans would be able to say who Norman Borlaug is, leave alone list any of his groundbreaking accomplishments in solving the problems of world hunger. Borlaug, now in his late eighties dated article, is a plant breeder who was born in Iowa, in 1914. The vast majority of his professional life has been spent living and working in the developing countries of the world--Mexico, Pakistan, India, China, and most recently, regions of Africa. Seemingly indefatigable, he still holds a position at Texas A&M, where he is Distinguished Professor in the Soil and Crop Sciences Department and teaches classes on occasion. He received the Nobel in 1970, primarily in recognition for his work in reversing the chronic food shortages suffered by India and Pakistan in the 1960s. Snip. Full biography follows. After the past week, we need some good news. If you don’t know about this man you should read the whole thing, as they say. Borlaug may be argued to have been more important to the future of mankind than any human being of the 20th century, certainly more than Sam Walton or Bill Gates. Happy Birthday and many happy returns. HT Chicago Boyz |
| Posted by:Mrs. Davis |
| #2 And, of course, the Greenies probably consider him just slightly better than |
| Posted by: jackal 2005-03-26 10:18:08 AM |
| #1 This is one of the guys that kicked Bobby Mathus butt. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-03-26 9:52:59 AM |