Hungarian Heritage Review, 1989 (18. évfolyam, 1-9. szám)

1989-02-01 / 2. szám

News Nuggets EINSTEIN HAD A HUNGARIAN ASSOCIATE! Potsdam, N.Y. - It’s never too late to set the record straight. It’s not true that Dr. Albert Einstein was a "lone wolf" genius. Thanks to a clipping-tip from a reader, the "Hungarian Heritage Review" has learned that one of hiswar-time associates was the late Dr. Stephen Brunauer, who died several years ago at the age of 83. The former Chairman of the Che­mistry Department of Clarkson University, Dr. Brunauer was born in Budapest and, after graduating from high school there, emigrated to the United States where he continued his studies at Columbia University, George Washington University, and Johns Hopkins University. After working for the U.S. Department of Agriculture until 1942, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where he rose to the rank of Commander, was awarded the Navy Com­mendation Ribbon, and was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Although some of his work remains classified, his best known is the development of a means to accurately measure the surface areas of finely divided and porous solids. This particular work is still well known as "B.E.T." for Dr. Brunauer, Dr. Paul Emmett of Johns Hopkins University, and Dr. Edward Teller who was at that time connected with the Univer­sity of California at Berkeley. WILL THE "BIG APPLE" GET A HUNGARIAN-AMERICAN MAYOR? Albany, N.Y. - While he could be playing the political game of "stalking horse" for the possible mayoral can­didacy of gang-busting, U.S. Attorney Rudolph Guiliani, nevertheless the Hungarian-American, Ronald Lau­der, the former U.S. Ambassador to Austria and the son of Estee Lauder of cosmetics fame, recently announc­ed that he intends to run as the Re­publican Candidate for Mayor of the City of New York. Lauder, who helped to raise about $l-million to rebuild the historic synagogue of Budapest and funded a multi­­million-dollar, TV ad campaign to commemorate "Kris­tallnacht", is the President of Lauder Investments, afirm founded by his mother. Meanwhile, faced with the formidable challenges looming on the horizon against his bid for another term in office, Mayor Ed Koch, who may have a pint or two of Hungarian blood flowing in his veins somewhere, may soon be clicking his heels doing a fast "csárdás" in a futile attempt to duck the spectres getting ready to haunt him out of Gracie Mansion. AMERICAN HUNGARIAN FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES DATE FOR DEDICATION AND GRAND OPENING OF ITS NEW HUNGARIAN HERITAGE CENTER New Brunswick, N.J. - According to Dr. August J. Mol­nár, the president of the American Hun­garian Foundation, the construction of his organization’s multi-million-dollar "HUNGARIAN HERITAGE CEN­TER" with its mu­seum, library, ar­chives, visitor’s cen­ter, gift and craft shop, and conference/research facilities has been completed and will be dedicated and f ormally opened on Sunday, May 21, 1989, at 3:00 P.M. The ceremonial Grand Opening will be followed by a Gala Dedication Dinner at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Thefundingfor the construction of the "HUNGARIAN HERITAGE CENTER", which was designed by Ar­chitect László Papp blending examples of traditional Hungarian architecture, was and is being raised in several steps or phases. PHASE ONE, chaired by Zoltán Merszei, the former chairman of the Occidental Petro­leum Corporation and f ormer chairman and president of the Dow Chemical Company, successfully attained its goal of $1.7-million in pledges and gifts. PHASE TWO, chaired by Dr. Zsolt Harsanyi, the president of Porton International, Inc., hasfor its goal $2.9-million. The First Fidelity Bank, N.A. (New Jersey), the William Penn Association, and the Hungarian Ref ormed Federation of America have provided mortgage financing totalling $1.4-million. The total cost of the project will ap­proximate $4.6-million. (continued next page) FEBRUARY 1989 HUNGARIAN HERITAGE REVIEW 3

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