Norman Borlaug

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Norman Ernest Borlaug (born March 25 1914) is an American agricultural scientist, humanitarian, Nobel laureate, and has been called the father of the Green Revolution. Borlaug is a recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal. Borlaug received his Ph.D. in plant pathology and genetics from the University of Minnesota in 1942. He took up an agricultural research position in Mexico, where he developed semi-dwarf high-yield, disease-resistant wheat varieties. Wikipedia
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March 25, 1914
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  • Wikipedia

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  • Nobel Laureate Borlaug on...

    Darryl N. Johnson, US Ambassador to Thailand, Swearing In Ceremony, Department of State, Dec. 7, 2001
    bangkok.usembassy.gov/services/irc/gmo34.htm

  • 30th Anniversary Nobel Lecture

    nobelprize.org/peace/articles/borlaug/index.html

  • The Conflicts of the 20th...

    ...min.) Nobel Commentators: Norman E. Borlaug (12 min.) Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, High Commissioner Ruud Lubbers (12 min.) United Nations Children's Fund, ...
    nobelprize.org/peace/symposia/ncs2001-5/about.html

  • Purdue Agriculture Alumni...

    ... - Guest Speaker - Dr. Norman Borlaug (Streaming Video) 2002 Fish Fry Information 2001 2001 Pictures Purdue Agricultural Alumni Association, Pfendler Hall of Agriculture...
    www.agriculture.purdue.edu/agalumni/fishfry.html

  • Norman Borlaug biography

    Dr. Borlaug was born on a farm near Cresco, Iowa, to Henry and Clara Borlaug.
    www.legacymemorybank.org/Donors/Borlaug.htm

  • Institute for Plant...

    Dedication & Naming Ceremony Norman E. Borlaug has been described as a scientist, teacher and humanitarian.
    ipgb.tamu.edu/borlaug.html

  • The Green Revolution in the...

    In 1970, Norman Borlaug was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in developing high-yielding varieties (HYVs) of wheat.
    livingheritage.org/green-revolution.htm

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    podcast.penn.freefm.com/penn/25352.mp3

  • Reason Magazine - Billions...

    Three decades after he launched the Green Revolution, agronomist Norman Borlaug is still fighting world hunger--and the doomsayers who say it's a lost cause.
    reason.com/0004/fe.rb.billions.shtml