Langham attended Iowa State College and studied agronomy, where he met the head of the genetics department, Dr. Ernest W. Lindstrom.
Lindstrom encouraged him to pursue his interest in genetics, and he continued his studies under Professor Rollins A. Emerson at Cornell University.
He later taught at Yale University after spending a number of years in Venezuela, and finally settled his family in Fallbrook, California.
His growing techniques helped to feed the population through new strains of crops during World War II, after German U-Boats had disrupted the flow of food supplies to the country by harassing Caribbean shipping lanes.
His crash program in self-sufficiency during World War II led the Venezuelan government to place him in charge of the country's entire agricultural sector.
Venezuelan President Rafael Caldera Rodriguez later awarded him the Order of Merit of Performance in 1972, the highest honor ever given to a foreigner at the time.
Eventually, he departed the country so his children could pursue their education in the United States, and moved to Connecticut to take a position at Yale University.
While in Venezuela in the mid-1950s, Langham searched for a solution to the problem of keeping his valuable genetic strains of sesame from mixing together during heavy rains.
Langham believed that the crystal, known as an Archimedean solid or a cuboctahedron, held infinite potential for people to bond with the energies in their lives.
Langham went on to sponsor conferences throughout the United States, Venezuela, Europe, and Canada that sought to show students how to apply Genesa principles to all facets of their lives.