Freedom Circle Where Can You Find Freedom Today? Life Liberty Property Happiness Individuals Organizations Places Works Events ... Scientists Norman Borlaug Agricultural scientist, the father of the Green Revolution Other Individuals: A B C D ... Suggest an Entry under this Topic Reference Norman Borlaug - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Norman Ernest Borlaug (born March 25, 1914) is an American agricultural scientist, humanitarian, Nobel laureate, and the father of the Green Revolution. 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. ..." Born 25 Mar , Norman Ernest Borlaug, in Cresco, Iowa Articles 35 Heroes of Freedom: Celebrating the people who have made the world groovier and groovier since 1968 Reason , Dec 2003 Related Topics: Reason's 35 Heroes of Freedom John Ashcroft Jeff Bezos Stewart Brand ... Philip R. Zimmermann "The 'father of the Green Revolution' is one Nobel Peace Prize winner (1970) who fully deserved the honor. ... he remains an outspoken critic of environmentalists who attack the biotechnology that will help wipe out world hunger ... and of kleptocrats who fill their own stomachs while their citizens starve." About Us Contact Us | |
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