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<h1 id="title">Dr. Norman Borlaug</h1>
<p>The man who saved a billion lives</p>
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<figcaption id="img-caption">Dr. Norman Borlaug, third from the left, trains biologists in Mexico on how to
increase
wheat yields - part of his life-long war on hunger.</figcaption>
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<h3>Here's a time line of Dr. Borlaug's life:</h3>
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<strong>1914</strong> - Born in Cresco, Iowa
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<strong>1933</strong> - Leaves his family's farm to attend the University of Minnesota,
thanks to a Depression era program known as the "National Youth Administration"< </li>
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<strong>1935</strong> - Has to stop school and save up more money. Works in the Civilian
Conservation Corps, helping starving Americans. "I saw how food changed them", he said. "All
of this left scars on me."
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<strong>1937</strong> - Finishes university and takes a job in the US Forestry Service
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<strong>1938</strong> - Marries wife of 69 years Margret Gibson. Gets laid off due to budget
cuts. Inspired by Elvin Charles Stakman, he returns to school study under Stakman, who
teaches him about breeding pest-resistent plants.
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<strong>1941</strong> - Tries to enroll in the military after the Pearl Harbor attack, but is
rejected. Instead, the military asked his lab to work on waterproof glue, DDT to control
malaria, disinfectants, and other applied science.
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<strong>1944</strong> - Rejects a 100% salary increase from Dupont, leaves behind his
pregnant wife, and flies to Mexico to head a new plant pathology program. Over the next 16
years, his team breeds 6,000 different strains of disease resistent wheat - including
different varieties for each major climate on Earth.
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<strong>1945</strong> - Discovers a way to grown wheat twice each season, doubling wheat
yields
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<strong>1953</strong> - crosses a short, sturdy dwarf breed of wheat with a high-yeidling
American breed, creating a strain that responds well to fertilizer. It goes on to provide
95% of Mexico's wheat.
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<strong>1962</strong> - Visits Delhi and brings his high-yielding strains of wheat to the
Indian subcontinent in time to help mitigate mass starvation due to a rapidly expanding
population
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<strong>1970</strong> - receives the Nobel Peace Prize</p>
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<p><strong>1983</strong> - helps seven African countries dramatically increase their maize and
sorghum yields
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<strong>1984</strong> - becomes a distinguished professor at Texas A&M University
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<strong>2005</strong> - states "we will have to double the world food supply by 2050." Argues
that genetically modified crops are the only way we can meet the demand, as we run out of
arable land. Says that GM crops are not inherently dangerous because "we've been genetically
modifying plants and animals for a long time. Long before we called it science, people were
selecting the best breeds."
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<strong>2009</strong> - dies at the age of 95.
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<blockquote>
<p>"Borlaug's life and achievement are testimony to the far-reaching contribution that one man's towering
intellect, persistence and scientific vision can make to human peace and progress."</p>
<cite>-- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh</cite>
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<h3>If you have time, you should read more about this incredible human being on his
<a id="tribute-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Borlaug" target="_blank"
rel="noopener noreferrer">Wikipedia entry</a>
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