Child of child psychiatrist Igor SikorskyCame to the U.S. from Russia in 1919; designed and built the first mass-produced helicopter (R-4). |
Confirmed bachelor Theodore von KármánCame to the U.S. from Hungary in 1930; without approval from the United Nations, drew an arbitrary line 62 miles above our fragile Planet Earth; founded Aerojet, now headquartered in Palm Bay, Florida as Aerojet Rocketdyne. |
Amateur sumo wrestler Elon MuskAfrican-American who came to the U.S. fromm South Africa in 1992. Renamed Tweeter to X. |
Amateur pianist Edward TellerCame to the U.S. from Hungary in 1935. Worked on implosions for atomic bombs. Wanted to build a 50-gigaton hydrogen bomb and lobbied against nuclear test bans. Early climate change alarmist. |