Science The man who helped feed the world By Tim Harford .

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Few people in the history of the world have done as much to positively impact humanity around the world as Dr. Norman Borlaug. Born on a small farm south of Cresco, Iowa, Dr. Borlaug devoted his career to saving the lives of millions of starving people around the globe. In 1970 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his work. He is also one of only seven people to have received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal in addition to the Nobel Peace Prize.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47643456


https://www.normanborlaug.org/

 

[Urwumpe]

So, he is pretty much the opposite of the USSRs Trofim Lysenko, who had been responsible for about 30 million deaths due to famines in USSR and China by anti-science.

 

[Notebook]

I'd never heard of him. Deserves his Nobel I think.

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[Urwumpe]

I'd never heard of him. Deserves his Nobel I think.

N.

He was sure one of the many rather unsung heros of progress - many think progress is machines and military applications, but in reality, many innovations happen silently.