Greatest ever benefactor of mankind, Norman Borlaug, dies in Texas

Post by **spot** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 10:36 am

BBC NEWS | Americas | Agriculture pioneer Borlaug dies

That's the chap whose research lead to the saving of more lives from starvation, worldwide, over the last fifty years, than died in all the wars of the last hundred.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 8:34 pm

A life well spent Id say. We need more energy dedicated towards these types of endeavors.

Clodhopper · Post by **Clodhopper** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 5:32 am

I'd never heard of him. Amazing bloke.

greatest ever? Ooooh. What about the person who first tamed fire?

Post by **spot** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 5:56 am

Clodhopper;1241455 wrote: What about the person who first tamed fire?BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Early human fire skills revealed

Before my time.

I expect he'd seen his granny grilling antelope over a lava stream first, too.

Clodhopper · Post by **Clodhopper** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:21 am

Then my candidate for Greatest ever Benefactor of mankind is Homo Erectus' Granny Who Gave Him The Idea.

Mr Borlaug was pretty good, but not in the same league imo. Not just food but all subsequent civilisation as well...?

Not the Bright Monkey's fault that her great great great grandkids have turned out to be such bloody fools.