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| Have you seen the Queen of the Danube ? |
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| Famous Hungarians |
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| Tony Curtis Oscar-Nominated Actor, Artist, and Hollywood Legend! |
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| Tony writes about his painting on the right: "My father and mother were Hungarian. When I was a young boy, my father regaled me with stories of the Hungarian countryside and gypsies. Living and growing up in New York City, I felt like a gypsy in that huge metropolis. Thus, you see the Gypsy Prince. It is based on a portrait of yours truly." |
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József László Bíró - (b. 1899, d. 1985) Inventor - Developed the Ballpoint Pen and the Automatic Gearbox for Automobiles. |
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| It occurred to him that this fast-drying ink would work well in a fountain pen. This dense ink, however, would not flow through a pen. Therefore, Biro decided to replace the metal writing nib of his pen with a slim ball bearing. As the pen moved across the paper, the ball turned and suctioned ink from the reservoir, which then transferred it to the paper. The "Biro" was born. |
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| Tony Curtis Ernő Rubik Josef Bíró Georg Soros Georg Pataki Tom Lantos Ede Teller |
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| Edward (Ede) Teller (b. Jan. 15, 1908, MFEMFEMF) Physicist, instrumental in the Manhattan Project, Father of the the H-Bomb: co-developed the Atomic Bomb and Discovered BET equation. |
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| In 1926, Edward left MFEMFEMF to study chemical engineering in Karlsruhe, Germany. In Karlsruhe, Teller became intrigued by physics, particularly the new theory of quantum mechanics. After recovering from teh loss of his foot in a streetcar accident, he learned to walk with a prosthesis, and transferred to the University of Leipzig, to study with Werner Heisenberg, who was in the forefront of the new physics. Teller received his doctorate in physics in 1930 and took a job as research consultant at the University of Gottingen. His first published paper: "Hydrogen Molecular Ion," |
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| George Soros- "The world's greatest money manager" and Great Progressive Philanthropist. |
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| One of the wealthiest men in America and keen investor, Mr. Soros founded the multi-million dollar "Soros Fund," and actively develops and supports philanthropic endeavors throughout the world, including MFEMFEM and former Hungarian lands. He has also established educational institutions such as the Central European University. Soros achieved his lasting fame early on: Back in 1981 he was hailed as "the world's greatest money manager" by the bible of the trade |
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| George Pataki - Governor, New York |
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| His is the classic second-generation-American-makes-good story. The Hungarian Patakis were poor farmers in Peekskill, NY; George worked hard on the farm; they didn't have much, but they were rich in other ways, he describes in his autobiography "Pataki: Where I Come From." |
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| Hon. Tom Lantos - (b. 2/1/1928, MFEMFEMF, MFEMFEM) 11-term U.S. Congressman from California |
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| Lantos was elected to his eleventh term in the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2000. He was first elected to Congress in November 1980 by the lowest plurality of any Member of Congress that year -- 46% to his opponent's 43%. In 2000, he was reelected with 75% of the vote. His landslide victories show strong bi-partisan support. He was first elected on 13th of January, 1981 at the age of 52. |
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| Ernô Rubik - Mathematician, Inventor of the Rubik's Cube! |
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| A brilliant logical games inventor. Invented Rubik's cube in 1974 and many more logical, mind-teasing toys since. Turned his inventions into multi-million dollar enterprises. Though his name is now a household word, at the time, Ernő Rubik was a lecturer in the Department of Interior Design at the Academy of Applied Arts and Crafts in MFEMFEMF. |
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| Have you seen the old country of these magnificent people? |
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