2009-09-13 12:35:34 by abowman in Ravings of a Lunatic (no comments) permalink
Here’s a good article/obituary about Norman Borlaug.
From the article:
The day the award was announced, Dr. Borlaug, vigorous and slender at 56, was working in a wheat field outside Mexico City when his wife, Margaret, drove up to tell him the news. “Someone’s pulling your leg,” he replied, according to one of his biographers, Leon Hesser. Assured that it was true, he kept on working, saying he would celebrate later.
Humility is a good thing. I like people who’s primary purpose doesn’t include self-aggrandizement.