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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
