Avid gardener I. M. PeiCame to the U.S. from China in 1935; liked pyramids; Pritzker Prize 1983. |
Catskills fisherman Irving BerlinCame to the U.S. from Russia in 1893; conservative Republican anti-communist who violated First Amendment separation of church and state by writing 'God Bless America'. |
Heavy drinker John von NeumannCame to the U.S. from Hungary in 1930; liked to play games and had fun with explosives and computers. |
Composting toilet experimenter Alexander Graham BellCame to the U.S. from Scotland/Canada in 1872. Later founded the AT&T. |