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Famous Poles

        There were several famous Polish Americans.  Two that really made a difference were Miezyslaw G. Bekker and Stanislaw Ulam.  Miezyslaw G. Bekker came to America in 1942.  He was a scientist who built the first vehicle used on the moon (moon rover used by Apollo 15 in 1971).  He also helped design military off-road locomotion vehicles.  Stanislaw Ulam was a famous mathematician who came to America in 1938.  He worked at many colleges such as Harvard and University of Wisconsin.  He also helped create the atomic H-bomb and solved the problem of how to initiate fusion in the bomb.  

  Stanislaw Ulam                                   Miezyslaw G. Bekker