Ratatouille Chef Walter KohnCame to the U.S. from Austria in 1940; enjoyed semiconductor physics; Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1998. |
Yiddish scribbler Isaac Bashevis SingerCame to the U.S. from Poland in 1935; Nobel Prize in Literature 1978. Politically conservative, noting 'The Jew's worst enemies were always those elements that the modern Jew convinced himself (really hypnotized himself) were his friends'. |
Speedboat enthusiast Sergei RachmaninoffCame to the U.S. from Russia in 1918; liked to play the piano . |
Stamp collector Hans BetheCame to the U.S. from Germany in 1935; studied shock waves with Edward Teller for the Manhattan Project; Nobel Prize in Physics 1967. |