Well, the thesis of the article is that both nurture and nature contributed to the success of the Hungarian Jewish scientists. The author says Hungary had an ex

Well, the thesis of the article is that both nurture and nature contributed to the success of the Hungarian Jewish scientists. The author says Hungary had an excellent education system and Jews were no longer persecuted there, allowing their children to pursue a scientific education. For the "nurture" part of the argument, Feynman and Oppenheimer certainly count as American.