Thanks for the link, TZ. Borlaug is the most famous American no one knows about. I had the opportunity to meet him many years ago and he has long been a personal hero of mine. It is truly a sad commentary on our country, and especially our system of education, that this man goes unknown to this day.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/03/25/norman-borlaug-statue-unveiled-at-us-capitol/
The father of the so-called Green Revolution has a permanent home in the U.S. Capitol. Lawmakers unveiled a statue of Norman Borlaug on Tuesday in a ceremony on what would have been his 100th birthday. The Iowa native and University of Minnesota graduate is credited with saving as many as 1 billion people from hunger by creating a type of wheat that was disease resistant and high-yielding.
He's getting some attention finally.