> most importantly, he did most of his work in the US That is correct, and I agree that it's most important -- his ethnicity is completely irrelevant (no more

> most importantly, he did most of his work in the US That is correct, and I agree that it's most important -- his ethnicity is completely irrelevant (no more than Steve Jobs's Syrian one) and his place of birth just slightly more, as it defined where he went for education (Graz and Prague) and early work (Budapest and Paris, which led directly to his move to the US). > I haven't seen much of that history Which is fair, especially considering the fact that it wasn't a separate country for most of its history. But things like electric speedometer, military torpedo, rubber hot water bottle and a few others came from there.