Norman E. Borlaug, the plant scientist who did more than anyone else in the 20th century to teach the world to feed itself and whose work was credited with saving hundreds of millions of lives, died Saturday night. He was 95 and lived in Dallas.
via nytimes.com
You’ve probably never heard of Mr. Borlaug, or, if you have, you were probably introduced via Penn Jillette, but ol’ Norman was an amazing man I regret never meeting.
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