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Charles Ponzi (1882–1949) - one of the greatest swindlers in American history; inventor of the Ponzi scheme Carrie Prejean - model, author, former Miss California USA 2009 and Miss USA 2009 first runner-up [ 11 ]
When famed Cuban-American author Oscar Hijuelos died at the age of 62 in 2013, he was remembered for telling the story of the immigrant experience, even though he was born in New York City ...
This is a list of notable Chinese Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants who have made exceptional contributions to various facets of American society.
Some eight million German immigrants have entered the United States since that point. Immigration continued in substantial numbers during the 19th century; the largest number of arrivals moved 1840–1900, when Germans formed the largest group of immigrants coming to the U.S., outnumbering the Irish and English. [2]
American inventors, persons who created or discovered a new method, form, device or other useful means that became known as an invention. Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable.
From the first Apple computer to the COVID-19 vaccine, here are the most revolutionary inventions that were born in the U.S.A. in the past half-century.
Chien-Shiung Wu in 1958. Asian Americans have made many notable contributions to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.. Chien-Shiung Wu was known to many scientists as the "First Lady of Physics" and played a pivotal role in experimentally demonstrating the violation of the law of conservation of parity in the field of particle physics.
Head over to This Built America for the full story on German Coronel and Helmut Bode. ... These Immigrants Are Building America. AOL Jobs Staff. Updated July 14, 2016 at 10:18 PM.