*"... The tragedy—the disgrace, so to speak—is that the American scientific and ...

"... The tragedy—the disgrace, so to speak—is that the American scientific and educational establishment is not benefitting from the Chudnovskys’ assistance. Thirteen years have gone by since the Chudnovskys arrived here, and where are all the graduate students who would have worked with the brothers? ..."

Funny enough this was the same sort of response Werner Von Braun received moving to the US with his rocket team ~ http://history.msfc.nasa.gov/vonbraun/bio.html

Thanks for posting this 'nadim' it is hands-down the best hackernews article I've read to date.