Explorers is a series of profiles on researchers and scientists from Duke’s first century who helped establish the start-up young university’s scholarly credentials and reputation for boundary-breaking work. Their explorations laid the foundation for important later discoveries and the university’s rise to its current standing as a world-class research institution.
Dr. Daniel Franklin Milam
Public health and nutrition researcher Dr. Daniel Franklin Milam used a pragmatic argument when he needed less-altruistic people to support his research: He pointed out that malnourished laborers are less productive.
