Wednesday, December 10, 2014

On This Date in Minnesota History: December 10

December 10, 19701University of Minnesota alumnus Norman E. Borlaug was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his research on wheat improvement, “adapting the new wheats to new lands” and “gaining acceptance for their production.”2

1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize

2http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1970/borlaug-bio.html




Norman E. Borlaug 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Norman_Borlaug.jpg

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