Awarded the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for his work in fostering the "Green
Revolution", the development of high-yield varieties of wheat which
forestalled famine in the developing world.
When wheat is ripening properly, when the wind is blowing across the field, you can hear the beards of wheat rubbing together. They sound like the pine needles in a forest. It is a sweet, whispering music that once you hear, you never forget.
