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Who would dream that a boy playing in Iowa cornfields would save the lives of more than two billion people in Asia? This is the incredible story of Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug, a simple boy with a desire to feed the hungry – but Borlaug couldn’t have accomplished this without the help of Vice President Henry Wallace, who was influenced by inventor George Washington Carver, who in turn was rescued by farmer couple Moses and Susan Carver. Read further for more details on how it all happened...
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George W. Carver was born around 1864 in the United States. When he was just a few weeks old baby, he and his mother Mary were kidnapped by hooded raiders. A farming couple named Moses and Susan Carver rescued the orphaned boy from the kidnappers. Susan Carver thereafter raised the young boy as her own son. She taught him the basics of reading and writing and encouraged him to continue with his pursuits. George Carver attended school and later went to Iowa State Agriculture College where he received a bachelor’s degree in agriculture in 1894 and a master’s degree in 1896. He joined the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama in the same year where he worked as a teacher and also as a researcher for the next 50 years. George Carver went on to become a great agricultural scientist creating new markets for farmers with the discovery of up to 300 different uses of peanuts, sweet potatoes, pecans, and soybeans. His list of discoveries surpasses even that of Benjamin Franklin.
And while this is impressive by any count, his most important contribution to the world could be the time he spent with Henry Wallace. Carver instilled in a young Henry Wallace a love for plants and what they can do for humanity. Prior to becoming Truman’s Vice President, Wallace was the Secretary of Agriculture. As Vice President, Wallace used his power to create a station in Mexico whose sole purpose was to hybridize corn and wheat for arid climates, naming the young Norman Borlaug as its head. Under those auspices Borlaug developed the seeds that helped improve the crop yields substantially in India, Pakistan, and virtually many countries in every continent, saving billions of lives. The seeds of the Mexican Dwarf Wheat Varieties were imported into India and made available to the farmers under the stewardship of M. S. Swaminathan. Borlaug’s wheat varieties were accepted by the farmers in the states of Punjab, Haryana and UP with great zeal and planted them in large acreages which led to famed Green Revolution in India during 1960’s and also the further enhancement of wheat yields in the next 5 decades all across India.
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See, how the actions of simple farmers Susan and Moses Carver back in 1860’s had a monumental influence on the world in 1960’s and even today. Look at the link from Susan Carver to Norman Borlaug to Indian farmers over a period of about 150 years. But none of this was known when Susan Carver was frantically trying to find the kidnapped baby, or on the cold night when Moses Carver caught hold of the bag and rescued the baby.
The truth is that everything YOU do matters – what you did yesterday, what you do today, and what you will do tomorrow. Every choice you make, good or bad, can make a difference. New York Times bestselling author and speaker Andy Andrews chronicles this in his book, The Butterfly Effect, How Your Life Matters. “Everything you do matters,” he says. “Every move you make, every action you take … matters. Not just to you, or your family, or your business, or your hometown. Everything you do matters to all of us forever.” YOU matter. Your words, actions, and choices matter. Choose them wisely.
With love and regards,
Siva
value4value@gmail.com
Info sources: http://blog.commonflame.org/the-butterfly-effect/ & http://www.andyandrews.com/ms/the-boy-who/ & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Carver
Who would dream that a boy playing in Iowa cornfields would save the lives of more than two billion people in Asia? This is the incredible story of Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug, a simple boy with a desire to feed the hungry – but Borlaug couldn’t have accomplished this without the help of Vice President Henry Wallace, who was influenced by inventor George Washington Carver, who in turn was rescued by farmer couple Moses and Susan Carver. Read further for more details on how it all happened...
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George W. Carver was born around 1864 in the United States. When he was just a few weeks old baby, he and his mother Mary were kidnapped by hooded raiders. A farming couple named Moses and Susan Carver rescued the orphaned boy from the kidnappers. Susan Carver thereafter raised the young boy as her own son. She taught him the basics of reading and writing and encouraged him to continue with his pursuits. George Carver attended school and later went to Iowa State Agriculture College where he received a bachelor’s degree in agriculture in 1894 and a master’s degree in 1896. He joined the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama in the same year where he worked as a teacher and also as a researcher for the next 50 years. George Carver went on to become a great agricultural scientist creating new markets for farmers with the discovery of up to 300 different uses of peanuts, sweet potatoes, pecans, and soybeans. His list of discoveries surpasses even that of Benjamin Franklin.
And while this is impressive by any count, his most important contribution to the world could be the time he spent with Henry Wallace. Carver instilled in a young Henry Wallace a love for plants and what they can do for humanity. Prior to becoming Truman’s Vice President, Wallace was the Secretary of Agriculture. As Vice President, Wallace used his power to create a station in Mexico whose sole purpose was to hybridize corn and wheat for arid climates, naming the young Norman Borlaug as its head. Under those auspices Borlaug developed the seeds that helped improve the crop yields substantially in India, Pakistan, and virtually many countries in every continent, saving billions of lives. The seeds of the Mexican Dwarf Wheat Varieties were imported into India and made available to the farmers under the stewardship of M. S. Swaminathan. Borlaug’s wheat varieties were accepted by the farmers in the states of Punjab, Haryana and UP with great zeal and planted them in large acreages which led to famed Green Revolution in India during 1960’s and also the further enhancement of wheat yields in the next 5 decades all across India.
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See, how the actions of simple farmers Susan and Moses Carver back in 1860’s had a monumental influence on the world in 1960’s and even today. Look at the link from Susan Carver to Norman Borlaug to Indian farmers over a period of about 150 years. But none of this was known when Susan Carver was frantically trying to find the kidnapped baby, or on the cold night when Moses Carver caught hold of the bag and rescued the baby.
The truth is that everything YOU do matters – what you did yesterday, what you do today, and what you will do tomorrow. Every choice you make, good or bad, can make a difference. New York Times bestselling author and speaker Andy Andrews chronicles this in his book, The Butterfly Effect, How Your Life Matters. “Everything you do matters,” he says. “Every move you make, every action you take … matters. Not just to you, or your family, or your business, or your hometown. Everything you do matters to all of us forever.” YOU matter. Your words, actions, and choices matter. Choose them wisely.
With love and regards,
Siva
value4value@gmail.com
Info sources: http://blog.commonflame.org/the-butterfly-effect/ & http://www.andyandrews.com/ms/the-boy-who/ & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Carver
