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<title id="title">Dr. Norman Borlaug</title>
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<h1>Dr. Norman Borlaug</h1>
<p>The man who saved a billion lives</p>
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<img src="image.jpeg" alt="Dr. Borlaug with his students in a wheat field in Mexico" id="image">
<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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<h2>Here's a time line of Dr. Borlaug's life:</h2>
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<ul>
<li><p><b>1914</b> - born in Cresco, Iowa</p></li>
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<b>1933</b> - leaves his family's farm to attend
the University of Minnesota, thanks to a
Depression era program known as the "National
Youth Administration"
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<li>
<p>
<b>1935</b> - 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."
</p>
</li>
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<b>1937</b> - finishes university and takes a job in the US Forestry Service
</p>
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<b>1938</b> - 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.
</p>
</li>
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<p>
<b>1941</b> - 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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</li>
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<b>1942</b> - receives a Ph.D. in Genetics and
Plant Pathology
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</li>
<li>
<p><b>1944</b> - 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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</li>
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<p>
<b>1945</b> - discovers a way to grown wheat
twice each season, doubling wheat yields
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<b>1953</b> - 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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</li>
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<p>
<b>1962</b> - 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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</li>
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<p>
<b>1970</b> - receives the Nobel Peace Prize
</p>
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<p>
<b>1983</b> - helps seven African countries
dramatically increase their maize and sorghum
yields
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<b>1984</b> - becomes a distinguished professor
at Texas A&M University
</p>
</li>
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<p>
<b>2005</b> - 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."
</p>
</li>
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<p>
<b>2009</b> - dies at the age of 95.
</p>
</li>
</ul>
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<div class="quote">
<p><i><q>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.</q></i></p>
<p class="famous-person"><i>-- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh</i></p>
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<p>If you have time, you should read more about this incredible human being on his
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Borlaug" target="_blank" id="tribute-link">Wikipedia entry</a>.</p>
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