Oil company employee M. Stanley WhittinghamCame to the U.S. from the United Kingdom in 1972; developed lithium-ion battery; Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019. |
Sugarpova candy brand founder Maria SharapovaCame to Florida from Russia in 1994; became Grand Slam champion and world No. 1 tennis player. |
Rilke reader Max DelbrückCame to the U.S. from Germany in 1937, seven years after completing his Ph.D. in physics; founder of molecular genetics; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1969. |
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. |