Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug dies at 95

Sunday, September 13, 2009 - 14:35 in Earth & Climate

(AP) -- Agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug, the father of the "green revolution" who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in combating world hunger and saving hundreds of millions of lives, died Saturday in Texas, a Texas A&M University spokeswoman said. He was 95.

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