1970
Norman Borlaug – Speed read
Speed read
Norman Borlaug was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to increasing food supply worldwide through the Green Revolution. Norman Borlaug Full name: Norman Ernest BorlaugBorn: 25 March 1914, Cresco, IA, USADied: 12 September 2009, Dallas, TX, USADate awarded: 20 October 1970 Father of the Green Revolution In the 1940s and 50s, agricultural scientist…
moreNorman Borlaug – Prize presentation
Prize presentation
Watch a video clip of Norman Borlaug receiving his Nobel Peace Prize medal and diploma during the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony at the Oslo City Hall in Norway, 10 December 1970.
moreSpeed read: Passing the message on
Speed read
Cmmunicating information between nerve cells occurs at breathtaking speed. To allow an electrical impulse to pass from one cell to another, chemical neurotransmitters are released at the nerve end, cross the narrow gap, or synapse, that separates the cells, pass on the message to the next cell – be it a nerve cell, muscle cell…
moreHannes Alfvén – Nobel Lecture
Nobel Prize lecture
Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1970 Plasma Physics, Space Research and the Origin of the Solar System Pdf 53 kB
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