Obviously, lam personally honoured beyond all dreams by this election but the obligations imposed by the honours are far greater than the honour itself. he grew up on a farm in iowa, coming of age during the great depression. he saw a lot of bread lines, a lot of people out of work. he saw a lot of poverty. i think that set him on his career to do something that would benefit society. he started his work in mexico in the 19605, developing high—yielding, disease—resistant wheat that boosted harvests in what would be known as the 'green revolution�*. he was trained as a plant pathologist, ...