Norman Borlaug
Norman Borlaug (March 25, 1914 – September 12, 2009)[1] was an American scientist. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970. His area of work has been making a larger food supply for the world. He did this by making smaller wheat plants that also were less likely to get diseases. He was born in Cresco, Iowa.
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| Born | March 25, 1914 |
| Died | September 12, 2009 (95 years) |
Borlaug died of lymphoma at the age of 95, on September 12, 2009, in his Dallas home.[2]
Norman Borlaug Media
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Locations of Borlaug's research stations in the Yaqui Valley and Chapingo
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Wheat yields in Mexico, India and Pakistan, 1950 to 2004. Baseline is 500 kg/ha.
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Wheat yields in least developed countries since 1961
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Nigerian exchange students meet Norman Borlaug (third from right) at the World Food seminar, 2003.
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President George W. Bush speaks with National Medal of Science Laureates, White House, 2006. Dr. Norman E. Borlaug is second from left.
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Dedication of the Norman Borlaug statue in the National Statuary Hall at the U. S. Capitol, 2014
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President George W. Bush along with House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi congratulate Borlaug during the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony on July 17, 2007.
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Borlaug with United States Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman near the birthday cake prepared for his 90th birthday
References
- ↑ Nobel Prize winner Norman Borlaug dies at 95. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gb_fsKObiTI2Quwargw4snaBhKuAD9AM79R81.[dead link]
- ↑ Associated Press in Dallas (2009-09-13). Norman Borlaug, the Nobel winner who fed the world, dies aged 95. London. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/sep/13/norman-borlaug-dies-aged-95. Retrieved 2009-09-15.