Norman Borlaug, Green Revolution Father, Passes Away
Agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug died. Even though he won the Nobel Peace Prize, he was never a household name. He should be because you could argue he saved more people than anyone else in Human history. How? His grain research improved crop yields that helped nations like India and Pakistan feed their growing populations. In the introduction to an interview with Reason magazine in 2000, Ronald Bailey wrote:
Borlaug, who unfortunately is far less well-known than doom-sayer [Paul] Ehrlich, is responsible for much of the progress humanity has made against hunger. Despite occasional local famines caused by armed conflicts or political mischief, food is more abundant and cheaper today than ever before in history, due in large part to the work of Borlaug and his colleagues.
Great men do great things. We lost a great man; a true hero.
Godspeed, Norman.
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