Norman Borlaug isn’t a household name, but he’s a great American scientist worth spending a few minutes reading about… –
An Iowa farm boy will receive the Congressional Gold Medal in honor of his lifetime work saving millions of people around the world from starvation.
Norman Borlaug, a pioneer of the “Green Revolution” who was born on a Cresco farm in 1914, will become one of only five people in history to receive the Congressional Gold Medal, Nobel Peace Prize and Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The others are Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa, Elie Wiesel and Nelson Mandela.
Iowa Public Television will broadcast the documentary “Out of Iowa: Norman Borlaug and the Green Revolution,”at 9:30 p.m. Sunday.
DesMoinesRegister – Link.
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