A 1970 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize , Borlaug was a distinguished professor of international agriculture at the university . He died at the age of 84 from complications caused by cancer . In 1970 , was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to science . Helped develop disease - resistant wheat , worked to alleviate world food shortages . Borlaug : ` ` There has been great progress .. but famine appears all too often ''
He died at the age of 84 from complications caused by cancer . In 1970 , was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to science . Helped develop disease - resistant wheat , worked to alleviate world food shortages . Borlaug : ` ` There has been great progress .. but famine appears all too often ''