Norman E. Borlau
Personal Life
Career Achievement
Scientific Research
Obtained Presidental Medal of Freedom in 1977.
Recieved the Nobel Peace prize in 1970.
In 2002 Borlaug received the Public Welfare Medal.
Elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1968.
Graduated with a Bachelor of Science in forestry in 1937, and a Master of Science in 1940, and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1942 from the Department of Plant Pathology.
Worked at Dupont from 1942-1944 as a microbiologist until the impact of Pearl Harbor
Went to the University of Minnesota in 1933, and minored in plant genetics.
Born on March 25, 1914
on a farm near Cresco, Iowa.
He got the Congressional Gold Medal in 2007.
At White house ceremony in 2006 he was awarded the National Medal of Science by George W. Bush.
Borlaug received over 50 honorary doctorates from universities and other additional prizes/awards.
Developed a seal adhesive in 1942 that secured food and other goods to be dropped near the shoreline of battlefields
Conducted wheat research in 1944 in Mexico, developing wheat varieties strong against fungus (stem rust) and increased food production, and water and fertilizer treatments
Borlaug created his own award in agriculture called the World Food Prize which was originally funded by Krafts Food.
Worked for the International Center for Maize and Wheat Improvement (CIMMYT) from 1945-1979, working on shuttle-breeding, "semi-dwarf" wheats, and photoperiod insensitivity.
Borlaug is commonly known as the father of the "Green Revolution" from his contributions to agriculture beginning in the 1940's.
Tried to enlist in the U.S. army in 1942, but was rejected under wartime labor regulations and his lab became a research center for the U.S. military
Later in 1994 Borlaug helped to create the Global Youth Institute association in which high-school students are picked each year to compete for the World Food Prize.