He is credited with being the first in his field to establish a definite link between poverty, poor diet and ill-health and under-achievement at school.
Sir John Boyd Orr, whose pioneering research proved links between poor diet, poverty and ill health and low attainment in school
Scots scientist Sir John Boyd Orr is credited with being the first in his field to establish a definite link between poverty, poor diet and ill-health and under-achievement at school. rationing during the second world war until he fell out with politicians. His Nobel Peace Prize in 1947, may have been a consolation.
He was also among a group of eminent scientists who were concerned about the potential misuse of scientific discoveries including nuclear weapons.
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