Norman Borlaugh: the Forgotten Benefactor of Humanity...

Relatively few Americans know anything at all about Norman Borlaug, quite possibly never having heard of him at all.  I first heard about him myself when reviewing American winners of the Nobel Peace Prize a few years ago.  Borlaug stands out amongst them for actually having accomplished something real and lasting – revolutionizing agriculture around the world, enabling a hungry world to eat.  I've since read several books about him.  There's no doubt that Borlaug's teachings saved lives – perhaps as many as a billion.  The Atlantic put a good 1997 article about him online; it was written while he was still alive...