The father of the “Green Revolution,” Norman Borlaug, died yesterday. If you didn’t know about him, you should. By creating new types of high-yield, disease-resistant wheat, he saved millions from starvation. This is a good story about him, and you can also read about him here. The WSJ said this about him: “more than any other single person Borlaug showed that nature is no match for human ingenuity in setting the real limits to growth.”

He will be missed.