The Martians (scientists)
Template:Short description "The Martians" (Template:Langx) were a group of prominent scientists (mostly, but not exclusively, physicists and mathematicians) of Hungarian Jewish descent who emigrated from Europe to the United States in the early half of the 20th century.<ref name="whitman_2012">Template:Cite book P. 55</ref>
Leo Szilard jokingly suggested that Hungary was a front for aliens from Mars. In an answer to the question of why there is no evidence of intelligent life beyond Earth (called the Fermi paradox) despite its high probability of existence, Szilárd responded: "They are already here among usTemplate:Snd they just call themselves Hungarians." This account is featured in György Marx's book The Voice of the Martians.<ref name="Marx"/>
Men included in the description
Individuals considered members of The Martians group include: Template:Div col
- Cornelius Lanczos<ref name=Nature/>
- Edward Teller
- Egon Orowan
- Eugene Wigner<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name=Nature>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Franz Alexander
- George de Hevesy
- George Olah
- George Pólya
- John G. Kemeny
- John Harsanyi
- John Polanyi
- John von Neumann
- Leó Szilárd
- Paul Erdős
- Paul Halmos
- Peter Carl Goldmark
- Peter Lax
- Theodore von Kármán
- Valentine Telegdi
Origin of the name
The original story from György Marx's book The Voice of the Martians:
When the question was put to Edward TellerTemplate:Snd who was particularly proud of his monogram, E.T. (abbreviation of extraterrestrial)<ref name="Marx">Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Snd he looked worried, and said: "Von Kármán must have been talking."<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
According to György Marx, the extraterrestrial origin of the Hungarian scientists is proved by the fact that the names of Leó Szilárd, John von Neumann, and Theodore von Kármán cannot be found on the map of Budapest, but craters can be found on the Moon bearing their names:<ref name="Marx"/> Szilard, Von Neumann, Von Kármán, and a crater on Mars, Von Kármán.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>