Tag: Norman Borlaug
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Agriculture pioneer Borlaug dies
BBC: Agriculture pioneer Borlaug dies Norman Borlaug, the man known as the father of the Green Revolution in agriculture, has died in the US state of Texas aged 95. Prof Borlaug won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for agricultural innovation and the development of high-yield crops. The Green Revolution helped world food production more…
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He Only Saved a Billion People
Newsweek: He Only Saved a Billion People July 30, 2007 issue – It's a trifecta much bigger and rarer than an Oscar, an Emmy and a Tony. Only five people in history have ever won the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal: Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa,…