61. Visit Of Norman Borlaug To MSU, March 2003 Dr. norman borlaug (nobel Peace Prize winner, Medal Of Freedom Winner and recipientof over 35 honorary Doctorate Degrees), visited MSU the week of March 1721 http://www.iia.msu.edu/absp/borlaugvisit.html

Visit of Dr. Normal Borlaug to MSU and ABSP March 2003 Dr. Norman Borlaug (Nobel Peace Prize winner, Medal Of Freedom Winner and recipient of over 35 honorary Doctorate Degrees), visited MSU the week of March 17-21, 2003. During his visit he spent some time with staff of the Institute of International Agriculture, including the ABSP Management Team and researchers, to discuss issues relating to biotechnology in international development and to give his insight on the future role of MSU in agricultutal biotechnology. Links: Biography of Norman Borlaug The Norman Borlaug Heritage Foundation Articles on and by Norman Borlaug at AgBioWorld's site Biotechnology and the Green Revolution. An interview with Norman Borlaug Photographs of Dr Borlaug's visit

62. Norman Borlaug: Forgotten Benefactor Of Humanity -- Center For Global Food Issue and acclaim, and Henry Kissinger, who in the aftermath of his nobel has realized inthe country of his birth, elsewhere in the world norman borlaug is widely http://www.highyieldconservation.org/articles/forgotten_benefactor.cfm

Forgotten Benefactor of Humanity Norman Borlaug, the agronomist whose discoveries sparked the Green Revolution, has saved literally millions of lives, yet he is hardly a household name. The Atlantic Monthly By Gregg Easterbrook January 1997 Borlaug is an eighty-two-year-old plant breeder who for most of the past five decades has lived in developing nations, teaching the techniques of high-yield agriculture. He received the Nobel in 1970 , primarily for his work in reversing the food shortages that haunted India and Pakistan in the 1960s. Perhaps more than anyone else, Borlaug is responsible for the fact that throughout the postwar era, except in sub-Saharan Africa, global food production has expanded faster than the human population, averting the mass starvations that were widely predicted for example, in the 1967 best seller Famine 1975! The form of agriculture that Borlaug preaches may have prevented a billion deaths. Yet although he has led one of the century's most accomplished lives, and done so in a meritorious cause, Borlaug has never received much public recognition in the United States, where it is often said that the young lack heroes to look up to. One reason is that Borlaug's deeds are done in nations remote from the media spotlight: the Western press covers tragedy and strife in poor countries, but has little to say about progress there. Another reason is that Borlaug's mission to cause the environment to produce significantly more food has come to be seen, at least by some securely affluent commentators, as perhaps better left undone. More food sustains human population growth, which they see as antithetical to the natural world.

63. A&M Ag News/ Norman Borlaug Honored By Natl Sci Board HONORED WITH VANNEVAR BUSH AWARD Writer Blair Fannin, (979) 8452259, b-fannin@tamu.eduCOLLEGE STATION ñ nobel Laureate Dr. norman E. borlaug was recently http://twri.tamu.edu/watertalk/archive/2000-Jun/Jun-6.1.html

From Ric Jensen rjensen@tamu.edu Posted on Jun 6, 2000 NOTICE: This and other news stories are available at http://agnews.tamu.edu/ May 26, 2000 BORLAUG HONORED WITH VANNEVAR BUSH AWARD Writer: Blair Fannin, (979) 845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu http://twri.tamu.edu Texas WaterNet WaterTalk ... Jun 2000 Hypertext archive utility by Jonathan Jones http://www.puc.state.tx.us/telecomm/areacodes/index.cfm

64. De Montfort University - Applied Science - Norman Borlaug nobel Peace Prize winner norman borlaug, the father of the green revolution ,gave his name to De Montfort University's Plant Science Research Institute. http://www.dmu.ac.uk/faculties/applied_sciences/molecular_sciences/research/nbi_

65. News Releases: Iowa State University 2946253 Pat Miller, Lectures, (515) 294-9935 Teddi Barron, News Service, (515)294-4778 nobel LAUREATE norman borlaug TO SPEAK AT ISU OCTOBER 15 AMES, Iowa http://www.iastate.edu/~nscentral/releases/2002/sep/borlaug.shtml

QUICK LINKS Today's News News releases ISU homepage NEWS RELEASE Contacts: Helen Jensen, Economics, (515) 294-6253 Pat Miller, Lectures, (515) 294-9935 Teddi Barron, News Service, (515) 294-4778 NOBEL LAUREATE NORMAN BORLAUG TO SPEAK AT ISU OCTOBER 15 AMES, Iowa Norman Borlaug, who won the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for a lifetime of work to feed a hungry world, will present the first annual Borlaug Lecture, 8 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 15, at Iowa State University. His talk, "Feeding a World of Ten Billion People: Our 21st Century Challenge," will be in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union. It is free and open to the public. In 1944, Borlaug began work as a research scientist in a pioneering technical assistance program in Mexico. For the next 16 years, he worked to solve a series of wheat production problems that were limiting wheat cultivation. Borlaug developed new wheat varieties and improved crop management practices that transformed agricultural production in Mexico and later in Asia and Latin America. His work sparked what today is known as the "Green Revolution." Borlaug also is the founder of the World Food Prize, an international award recognizing the achievements of individuals who have advanced human developments by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world.

66. The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Business Sep 10 — China has been more successful in achieving broadbased economic growthand poverty reduction than India, nobel laureate norman borlaug has said. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000911/biz.htm

Monday, September 11, 2000, Chandigarh, India THE TRIBUNE SPECIALS 50 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE TERCENTENARY CELEBRATIONS B U S I N E S S China outperforms India: Norman Borlaug Washington, Sep 10 — China has been more successful in achieving broadbased economic growth and poverty reduction than India, Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug has said. Scholarships for 5,000 IT Indians SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 10 — For those Indian Americans who have the right hi-tech dreams but not the resources to pursue them, here’s great news. CyberLearning Universe, a non-profit group providing high quality IT training at low costs, has announced 5,000 scholarships. Ravi Shastri in conversation with James Packer’s wife Jodie Packer at the launch of “Nine Gold” a two hour block of programming in Hindi on DD. — PTI photo Tirupur scores over Ludhiana TIRUPUR, Sept 10 — This sleepy river side town, 55 km from Coimbatore which is one of the industrial hubs of Tamil Nadu, has outclassed Punjab’s own Ludhiana in knitwear exports. In just 13 years, this town with a work force of 2.5 lakh has increased its exports from a mere Rs 74 crore to a staggering Rs 3,017 crore. In fact, one estimate puts it at Rs 3,300 crore. Punjab beyond rankings E VER since the reform process started, states have been struggling to attract investment. Many studies have been conducted to rank the states as investment destinations. Ranking has been done on the objective as well as perception basis. The latest joint study by CII and Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies has boosted the morale of Delhi, Punjab and some other States.

67. Nobel Borlaug Se Declara A Favor De Alimentos Transgénicos Translate this page El científico estadounidense norman borlaug, nobel de la Paz en 1970, afirmó hoyen México que la humanidad necesita apoyarse en la biotecnología y en sus http://www.unionradio.com.ve/noticias/ciencia/Notacie200303118086.htm

Parcialmente Nublado Buscar en unionradio .com.ve Emisoras Circuito Mega Circuito Onda Circuito Exitos Actualizado: 12:07:26 AM AUDIO EN VIVO NACIONALES INTERNACIONALES DEPORTES ... PROVINCIA ARCHIVO NOTICIAS ENTREVISTAS DOCUMENTOS ESPECIALES EMISORAS CIRCUITO ONDA CIRCUITO MEGA ANUNCIE CIENCIA 11 de Marzo, 2003 EFE En la conferencia "Alimentos para hoy y mañana", pronunciada en el Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey (TEC), el experto pidió que la gente no se escandalice con la mejora genética de las cosechas, porque la naturaleza hace esos procesos desde hace miles de años. "No sé porqué hay tanta controversia por la alteración genética, si la naturaleza ha hecho eso mismo durante años", aseguró el padre de la "revolución verde" en relación a los transgénicos. La "revolución verde" comenzó en los años 60 y estuvo basada en el desarrollo de variedades agrícolas de alto rendimiento, fertilizantes e impulso al regadío para expandir la producción de alimentos. "El 85 por ciento de la producción de alimentos deberá provenir de la tierra que se cultiva actualmente", precisó el Nobel y lamentó que el 28 por ciento de la superficie cultivable carece de agua.

68. Dallas Observer | Dallasobserver.com | News : Feature Green Giant,Nobel Laureate nobel laureate norman borlaug is credited with saving the lives of 1 billion people.So why is a small cadre of activists bent on tarnishing his legacy? http://www.dallasobserver.com/issues/2002-12-05/feature.html

ARCHIVE SEARCH HOME LETTERS DINING ... CAREERS Green Giant Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug is credited with saving the lives of 1 billion people. So why is a small cadre of activists bent on tarnishing his legacy? BY MARK STUERTZ markstz@flash.net Borlaug is congratulated by Norway's King Olaf after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970. From the Week of Thursday, December 5, 2002 News So Long, Partner City officials dump vendors' plan to develop Farmers Market shed Schutze Belo the Belt Our mayor joins the Beloans to gang up on the little people Gonzalez Wiz Kid Walt Williams is the best-kept secret on the NBA's best team Buzz Belo Blues Even out West, Belo staffers sing the same ol' tune Letters Deadly Skies Plus: The Original Crusaders; Out, Damned Potholes; Someone's Lying Jeanie Laube wasn't sure what her father was up to in India and Pakistan in the late 1960s. He was almost never home, and he wasn't in the habit of calling, she says. That's why she was stunned one morning in 1970. While listening to her car radio in Wisconsin she heard that her daddy had won the Nobel Peace Prize. "I couldn't believe it. I had no clue," she admits. If Laube was clueless then, the rest of America is largely clueless now. While other American Nobel Peace Prize winners such as Dr. Martin Luther King (1964), Henry Kissinger (1973), Elie Wiesel (1986, Holocaust survivor and author) and Jody Williams (1997, anti-land mine activist) might at least spark vague recognition, Borlaug's name would most likely elicit blank stares. Yet among many who know him, mention of his name draws forth a different response. "I believe that Norman Borlaug will eventually be recognized as one of the 10 greatest contributors to humankind of the 20th century," says Bruce Chassy

69. Norman Borlag Dr. norman borlaug, still active at 86, has spent much of his life fighting worldhunger. Winner of the nobel Peace Prize in 1970, he now teaches one semester http://www.cps-scp.ca/normanborlag.htm

High Profile: Norman Borlaug January 21, 2001 The Dallas Morning News http://www.dallasnews.com/highprofile/267339_borlaug_21liv..html It is an appropriately modest place to find the man who is among the lesser known of the Americans who have won the Nobel Peace Prize. The group includes such notables as former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, author and humanitarian Elie Wiesel and Martin Luther King Jr. However, no one familiar with Dr. Norman Borlaug doubts his right to be on the same stage as the others. He is credited with starting the Green Revolution in the mid-1960s and saving millions of lives from starvation. Think big. Fight complacency. That is the essence of his message, whether he's talking to heads of state or college freshmen. "I think there are a lot of potential leaders who never become leaders because they don't put out that extra effort to move into unexplored territory," he says. "It's pretty boggy ground out there on the front lots of times. But the difference is courage. I think there is a lot of innate talent that's not utilized to anything approaching its real potential." He gets calls, letters or e-mails every day from journalists, scientists, political leaders, farmers and friends all over the world. He is often called upon to lend his perspective to the emotional debate over the uses of biotechnology.

70. Norman Borlaug (WebSeitzWiki) nobel bio http//www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/1970/borlaugbio.html. http//www.theatlantic.com/issues/97jan/borlaug/borlaug.htm.ReasonMagazine? http://webseitz.fluxent.com/wiki/NormanBorlaug

WebSeitz/wiki FrontPage WebLogIndex z2003-01-27-GreenRevolution NormanBorlaug For wiki intranet, weblog intranet, or web-based groupware, use me for WikiConsulting . (Or hire me Search: last edited by BillSeitz on Jan 30, 2003 3:07 pm He received the NobelPeacePrize in 1970, primarily for his work in reversing the food shortages that haunted India and Pakistan in the 1960s... Borlaug helped to develop the high-yield, low-pesticide dwarf wheat upon which a substantial portion of the world's population now depends for sustenance. ( GreenRevolution His foundation http://normanborlaug.org/ Nobel bio http://www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/1970/borlaug-bio.html http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/97jan/borlaug/borlaug.htm ReasonMagazine article PaulEhrlich has made a great career as a predictor of doom. When we were moving the new wheat technology to India and Pakistan, he was one of the worst critics we had. He said, "This person, Borlaug, doesn't have any idea of the magnitude of the problems in food production." He said, "You aren't going to make any major impact on producing the food that's needed." Despite his criticisms, we succeeded, of course. UserOptions RecentChanges HelpPage (see AddAComment Bill Seitz fluxent@yahoo.com

71. Nobel Prize: Borlaug nobel Peace Prize Winner, Alumnus norman borlaug, Ph.D. '42, won the nobelPeace Prize in 1970 for contributions to the Green Revolution. http://www.international.umn.edu/150/photo_nobel.html

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Alumnus Norman Borlaug, Ph.D. '42, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for contributions to the Green Revolution. He continues to work tirelessly to end world hunger. He is shown here in Mexico, 2000. Photo courtesy of General College Development Office

72. Reason Magazine -- April 2000, Billions Served: Norman Borlaug Interviewed By Ro history? Who won the nobel Peace Prize in 1970? Who still teaches atTexas A M at the age of 86? The answer is norman borlaug. Who? http://reason.com/0004/fe.rb.billions.html

R EASON * April 2000 Billions Served Three decades after he launched the Green Revolution, agronomist Norman Borlaug is still fighting world hungerand the doomsayers who say it's a lost cause. Interviewed by Ronald Bailey Who? Norman Borlaug, the father of the "Green Revolution," the dramatic improvement in agricultural productivity that swept the globe in the 1960s. Borlaug grew up on a small farm in Iowa and graduated from the University of Minnesota, where he studied forestry and plant pathology, in the 1930s. In 1944, the Rockefeller Foundation invited him to work on a project to boost wheat production in Mexico. At the time Mexico was importing a good share of its grain. Borlaug and his staff in Mexico spent nearly 20 years breeding the high-yield dwarf wheat that sparked the Green Revolution, the transformation that forestalled the mass starvation predicted by neo-Malthusians. In the late 1960s, most experts were speaking of imminent global famines in which billions would perish. "The battle to feed all of humanity is over," biologist Paul Ehrlich famously wrote in his 1968 bestseller The Population Bomb. "In the 1970s and 1980s hundreds of millions of people will starve to death in spite of any crash programs embarked upon now." Ehrlich also said, "I have yet to meet anyone familiar with the situation who thinks India will be self-sufficient in food by 1971." He insisted that "India couldn't possibly feed two hundred million more people by 1980." But Borlaug and his team were already engaged in the kind of crash program that Ehrlich declared wouldn't work. Their dwarf wheat varieties resisted a wide spectrum of plant pests and diseases and produced two to three times more grain than the traditional varieties. In 1965, they had begun a massive campaign to ship the miracle wheat to Pakistan and India and teach local farmers how to cultivate it properly. By 1968, when Ehrlich's book appeared, the U.S. Agency for International Development had already hailed Borlaug's achievement as a "Green Revolution."

73. The Doric Column - David Tilman, Norman Borlaug, Vanishing Farms, Sustainable Ag The Green Revolution is the spectacular scientific and humanitarian legacy of NormanBorlaug, winner of the nobel Peace Prize in 1970 and a University graduate http://mbbnet.umn.edu/doric/grist.html

The Doric Column January 4, 1999 Grist for a Greener Revolution Acres of Exports "Forgotten Benefactor of Humanity" An Ecosystem in Upheaval ... Country Fairs and Microbial Genomics Grist for a Greener Revolution D espite the long drive, I've never tired of traveling by freeway and two-lane from the Twin Cities to Glacier Park, Montana. The drive gives you a front row seat on some mighty big sky and deep horizons. Plus you get to see the "amber waves of grain" on the way to the "purple mountain's majesty" described in the song. But last July, on my return trip, radio stations and newspapers reported that the waves of grain had no place to go. Collapsing Asian markets combined with a glut in domestic supply meant falling prices for wheat farmers. Farmers were going out of business in droves. Congress was called into action. Then came David Tilman's essay "The Greening of the Green Revolution." It appeared in the November 19th edition of Nature The Green Revolution is the spectacular scientific and humanitarian legacy of Norman Borlaug, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 and a University graduate in forestry and plant pathology. The vast fields of dwarf wheat that flowed from his breeding experiments have saved many lives in developing nations. How many? The form of agriculture Borlaug preaches, wrote Gregg Easterbrook in the

74. Four Iowans Who Fed The World--Hurt "Norman Borlaug More than thirty years after receiving the nobel Peace Prize borlaug norman borlaug'ssuccess breeding wheat and disseminating technical information to under http://www.hoover.archives.gov/programs/4Iowans/Hurt.htm

Home Page Welcome Research Visiting the Library ... Education Programs West Branch Membership Related Sites Mailbox Four Iowans Who Fed The World A symposium held at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-Museum October 26, 2002 Norman Borlaug: Geneticist In Mexico Borlaug's team emphasized "production-oriented" research and restricted it to investigations that were "relevant to increasing wheat production." He recalled that "Researches in pursuit of irrelevant academic butterflies were discouraged, both because of the acute shortage of scientific manpower and because of the need to have data and materials available as soon as possible for use in the production program." As Borlaug's experimental plots produced increased yields, his staff distributed the seeds among farmers to help them improve their production. "We never waited for perfection in varieties or methods," he said, "but used the best available each year and modified them as further improvement came to hand." In addition, Borlaug advocated the creation of state supported demonstration projects in farmers' fields. Subsistence farmers were rightfully hesitant to make major changes in their farming practices because the risks and costs too easily could bring failure and even greater hunger. Tradition dies hard among farmers, and Borlaug drew upon his knowledge of the land-grant-college system as an agent of change. He wrote that if a farmer saw an agricultural demonstration on his own farm or his neighbor's farm, he became "the most effective extension agent in the whole countryside."

75. ISU News: Norman Borlaug To Help Mark Farm Anniversary research geared to Northeast Iowa will be marked June 26 at an anniversarycelebration that will include a speech by nobel Laureate norman borlaug. http://www.ag.iastate.edu/aginfo/news/2001releases/nefarm.html

Contacts: Dennis Shannon Research Farms Ken Pecinovsky Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm ... Communications Service NORMAN BORLAUG TO HELP MARK FARM ANNIVERSARY AMES, Iowa A quarter century of agricultural research geared to Northeast Iowa will be marked June 26 at an anniversary celebration that will include a speech by Nobel Laureate Norman Borlaug. The Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm's 25th birthday party will begin at 10 a.m. with displays and booths of the farm's history and milestones. Borlaug, a native of Northeast Iowa, is scheduled to speak at 11 a.m. The farm is located 1 mile south and 1.5 miles west of Nashua. Gregory L. Geoffroy, the new president of Iowa State University, is expected to attend the celebration as well as Richard Ross, dean of the Iowa State College of Agriculture, and Mark Honeyman, director of the ISU Research and Demonstration Farms. Bill Palmersheim, president of the association that owns the farm, also will speak. Tours of the farm will run at several times during the day. A Dutch treat lunch will be served at noon. There will be an afternoon program that will include a wide range of speakers and topics of interest to farmers, homeowners, gardeners, families and youth. Youth programs will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. with Borlaug participating at 1 p.m. Tours of the farm are scheduled from 1 to 5 p.m.

76. PLANetWIRE.org: The World Food Prize Laureates’ Statement On World Hunger to the United Nations/FAO World Food Summit in Rome On June 9, the founder of TheWorld Food Prize, nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. norman E. borlaug and the 15 http://www.planetwire.org/details/2787

The World Food Prize Laureates’ Statement on World Hunger For Immediate Release: June 9, 2002 For More Information: Jayson White, World Food Prize, jawhite@worldfoodprize.org Sponsor Organization: World Food Prize ACHIEVEMENTS HAVE SAVED OVER 1 BILLION LIVES 15 World Food Prize Laureates—whose combined achievements have saved over 1 billion lives—urge increase in Agricultural Research funding to Save Populations at Risk from Starvation and Malnutrition Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and World Food Prize Founder Norman E. Borlaug joins the Laureates in Appeal to the United Nations/FAO World Food Summit in Rome On June 9, the founder of The World Food Prize, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Norman E. Borlaug and the 15 living World Food Prize Laureates will release a powerful statement, which urges that scientists and nations work together to “strengthen the research and policy framework underpinning the necessary productivity increases in agriculture, livestock, and aquatic resources in an environmentally sustainable manner.” At the invitation of FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Norman E. Borlaug and Indian plant geneticist M.S. Swaminathan, the first World Food Prize Laureate, will highlight the Laureates’ Statement during their keynote presentations at special session of the FAO Food Summit on “success stories” in agricultural development on June 11.

77. Nobel Barýþ Ödülü Alan Ýsimler nobel Barýþ Ödülü Alan Ýsimler. ÖDÜLÜ ALAN, YIL. Amnesty International, 1977.Angell, Sir norman, 1933. Belo, Carlos Felipe Ximenes, 1996. borlaug, norman, 1970. http://www.maximumbilgi.com/tarih/nobelodulu.htm

Nobel Barýþ Ödülü Alan Ýsimler ÖDÜLÜ ALAN YIL Addams, Jane The American Friends Service Committee Amnesty International Angell, Sir Norman Arafat, Yasser Arnoldson, Klas Pontus Asser, Tobias Michael Carel Bajer, Fredrik Balch, Emily Greene Beernaert, Auguste Marie Francois Begin, Menachem Belo, Carlos Felipe Ximenes Borlaug, Norman Bourgeois, Leon Victor Auguste Brandt, Willy Branting, Karl Hjalmar Boyd-Orr Of Brechin, Lord John Briand, Aristide Bride, Sean Mac Buisson, Ferdinand Bunche, Ralph Butler, Nicholas Murray Cassin, Rene Cecil, Lord Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne Chamberlain, Sir Austen Constant, Paul Henribenjamin Balluet D'estournelles De Corrigan, Mairead Cremer, Sir William Randal Dalai Lama Dawes, Charles Gates De Klerk, Fredrik Willem Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières) Ducommun, Elie

78. The Globalization Website - Global Actors LINKS http//ideachannel.com/borlaug.htm. The Life and Work of norman borlaug,nobel Laureate. http//www.theatlantic.com/issues/97jan/borlaug/borlaug.htm. http://www.emory.edu/SOC/globalization/people.html

Debates Organizations News Books ... Metasites (links to links) Data Sources Emory Links General Links Non-English ... Home GLOBAL ACTORS Borlaug, Norman E. Cardoso, Fernando Henrique Carter, Jimmy Case, Steve ... Wallerstein, Immanuel M. Borlaug, Norman E. (1914-). Plant scientist who played leading role in developing high-yield, disease-resistant wheat strains. PhD, University of Minnesota, 1942. Nobel Peace Prize for "Green Revolution,"1970. Joined Rockefeller Foundation cooperative project on wheat research and improvement in Mexico,1944. Developed new methods for crossing and testing strains; worked with farmers to implement changes. "Green Revolution" contributed to the improvement of food production in developing countries (e.g., Pakistan, India), helping nearly to double global grain yields per acre in second half of twentieth century. Since 1980s involved in African projects. Faced criticism from environmentalists for use of inorganic fertilizers. Publications include The Impact of Agricultural Research on Mexican Wheat Production Wheat Breeding and Its Impact on World Food Supply A Green Revolution Yields a Golden Harvest (1969). Sources: D. Paarlberg

79. ALFRED NOBEL AND THE NOBEL PRIZES The award ceremony always takes place on December 10, the anniversary of nobel'sdeath, and ceremonies are held on Angell, Sir norman 1933. borlaug, norman 1970. http://www.mssc.edu/international/mccaleb/chapter3.htm

III. Alfred Nobel And The Nobel Prizes Alfred Nobel is the man who invented dynamite. He is better known today, however, as the man who established some of the most prestigious prizes in the world. Born in 1833 in Stockholm, Sweden, Nobel from his youth had a dream of inventing an explosive so devastating it would deter humans from making war. Instead, his invention made war easier. Though he was a Swede by birth, he was very much an international man, being educated in St. Petersburg, Russia, where his family moved when he was a child. In St. Petersburg, he studied with private tutors, particularly showing interest in chemistry and languages. He mastered Swedish, Russian, English, French, and German. At the age of 17 he began two years of educational travel throughout Germany, France, Italy and to the United States. Then at the age of 19 he became a chemist, working with his father in St. Petersburg. The family returned to Sweden and in 1863 he was a chemist in his father's explosives factory at Heleneborg near Stockholm. In 1864 Nobel received a patent covering detonating charges and percussion caps. Called "The Nobel Igniter," it was to be called at a later time "the greatest discovery ever made in both the principle and practice of explosives." His 1866 invention of dynamite revolutionized mining, road building and tunnel blasting. In 1875 a later improvement was patented as blasting gelatine. In 1887 he patented ballistite, the first of the nitroglycerine smokeless powders. This was to serve as the basis for cordite which was eventually to change the use of firearms.

80. Norman E. Borlaug Center norman E. borlaug has been described as a Awarded the nobel Peace prize in 1970,Dr. borlaug is a distinguished Professor of International Agriculture. http://ipgb.tamu.edu/borlaug.html

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