Nyle C. Brady - Elements of the Nature and Properties of Soils, 4/e

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On November 24, 2015, soil science lost one of its giants. Nyle C. Brady passed away at the age of 95. Dr. Brady was a global leader in soil science, in agriculture, and in humanity. He was born in 1920 in the tiny rural town of Manassa, Colorado, USA. He earned a BS degree in chemistry from Brigham Young University in 1941 and went on to complete his PhD in soil science at North Carolina State University in 1947. Dr. Brady then served as a member of the faculty at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, USA, for 26 years, rising from assistant professor to professor and chair of the agronomy department and finally to assistant dean of the College of Agriculture. During this period, he was elected president of both the American Society of Agronomy and the Soil Science Society of America.

Soon after arriving at Cornell University, he was recruited by Professor Harry O. Buckman to assist in co-authoring the then already classic soil science textbook, The Nature and Properties of Soils. The first edition of this textbook to bear Nyle Bradys name as co-author was published in 1952. Under Nyles hand, this book rose to prominence throughout the world and several generations of soil scientists got their introduction to the field through its pages. He was the sole author of editions published between 1974 and 1990. He continued to work on revised editions of this book with co-author Ray Weil until 2004.

Dr. Brady was of that generation of American soil scientists that contributed so much to the original green revolution. He conducted research into the chemistry of phosphorus and the management of fertilizers, and he was an early researcher on minimum tillage. Known for his active interest in international development and for his administrative skills, he was recruited in 1973 to be the third Director General of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines. Dr. Brady pioneered new cooperative relationships between IRRI and the national agricultural research institutions in many Asian countries, including a breakthrough visit to China at a time when that country was still quite closed to the outside world. He oversaw the transition to a second-generation of green revolution soil management and plant breeding designed to overcome some of the shortcomings of the first generation.

After leaving IRRI, he served as senior assistant administrator for Science and Technology at the U.S. Agency for International Development from 1981 to 1989. He was a fierce champion of international scientific cooperation to promote sustainable resource use and agricultural development. During the 1990s Dr. Brady, then in his 70s, served as senior international development consultant for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and for the World Bank, in which capacity he continued to promote scientific collaboration in advances in environmental stewardship and agricultural development.

Dr. Brady was always open-minded and ready to accept new truths supported by scientific evidence, as can be seen by the evolution of the discussion of such topics as pesticide use, fertilizer management, manure utilization, tillage, soil organic matter, and soil acidity management in The Nature and Properties of Soils under his guidance. Nyle Brady had a larger-than-life personality, a deep sense of empathy, and an incredible understanding of how to work with people to get positive results. He was the kind of person that friends, associates, and even strangers would go to for advice when they found themselves in a perplexing position as a scientist, administrator, or even in their personal life. He will be very much missed for a long time to come by his family and by all who knew him or were touched by his work.

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