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Birth
Born to Henry and Clara Borlaug in Cresco, Iowa -
Married to Margaret Gibson
Married his college girlfriend, and would go in to have 3 children with one to die in infancy -
Bachelor of Science
Immediately before and immediately after receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in 1937, he worked for the U.S. Forestry Service at stations in Massachusetts and Idaho. -
Masters Degree
Returning to the University of Minnesota to study plant pathology, he received the master’s degree in 1939 and the doctorate in 1942. -
Earned his Ph. D.
He earned his Ph. D. In plant pathology from the university of Minnesota -
Time at DuPont
From 1942-44 he was employed with DuPont as a microbiologist, until Pearl Harbor, when DuPont was contracted through the government to aid in the war effort, for his efforts he developed a glue that could withstand the harsh salty waters of the east pacific -
Feeding Mexico
When the Rockefeller and Ford Foundations in cooperation with the Mexican government established the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Borlaug went to Mexico to help in establishing the Cooperative Wheat Research & Production Program -
Crossbred Wheat
Developed disease resistant cross breeds of wheat to help combat new emerging plant pathogens -
Increasing Wheat Yields Around the World
Continued his work on cross breeding Wheat to improve yields to begin his fight against world hunger. He then introduced dwarf wheat into India and Pakistan, and production increased enormously -
Gained world renown
Borlaug was named the director of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, to continue his fight on feeding the world -
Satisfying Tribute
In 1968 he received an especially satisfying tribute when the people of Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico, in whose area he did some of his first experimenting, named a street in his honor. -
Nobel Peace Prize
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for a lifetime of work to feed a hungry world. -
Presidential recognition
Received his first of many medals in recognition for his efforts in eliminating world hinger, the Presidential Medal of Freedom -
Texas A&M University
He began teaching and conducting research in Texas from 1984 till his death in 2009 -
Created the World Food Prize
Established the World Food Prize to recognize the greatest achievements in improving the quality, quantity, and availability of food world wide, and to continue to inspire work to solve world hunger -
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International Fertilizer Development Center
From 1994 to 2003, Borlaug served on the International Fertilizer Development Center board of directors, aiding in the development of new and less costly fertilizers -
Death
Norman passed away
