Hungarian Book Claims Famous Scientists Are Martians

May 24, 2002
John von Neumann, mathematics and physics genius; Edward Teller, father of the hydrogen bomb; Andrew Grove, former Intel CEO; George Soros, global investor-what all these men have in common is that they were born in Hungary. There are also 12 Nobel Prize winners of Hungarian origin, including Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, discoverer of vitamin C.

How is it that a small Eastern European country has produced so many prodigies and intellectual titans? It is a question that has long been asked in the scientific world. One strange story being circulated is that they are all, in fact, extra-terrestrials.

Recently there was a book party at the Hungarian Embassy for George Marx, professor emeritus of physics at Eotvos University, who has written ``The Voices of the Martians'' (Japanese translation by Nihon Hyoron-sha), in which he retraces the steps of his brilliant compatriots. Among the guests was Peter Frankl. Active in Japan as both street performer and mathematician, he offered his own greetings.

``When in Japan high school pupils show mathematical aptitude,'' he commented, ``they are told to study English. In Hungary, we encourage them to pursue those subjects in which they show talent.''

According to Marx's book, the Martians are unanimous in their view that Hungarian high schools were much better than their American counterparts. At the same time, Dr. Tae Ryu, a physicist whom he got to know through their common interest in physics education, insisted that the experiments and teaching methods developed by Japanese high school teachers are the admiration of the world.

Yet Japan produces no prodigies that might be taken for Martians. Perhaps the problem is lack of encouragement.

Story originally published by:
Asahi.com / Japan | Charles De Wolf - May 08.02
[Original headline: The Martian hypothesis ]
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