As a student of history and immigrant to North America, I've often wondered if I'd be in the UK or Germany instead of the US if I was born 50 years earlier. It

As a student of history and immigrant to North America, I've often wondered if I'd be in the UK or Germany instead of the US if I was born 50 years earlier. It seems until WW2, the UK and Germany were the places to be ... both places were progressive and attracted scientists, etc. It is worrisome to see how quickly things changed.