Lewis Strauss
Lewis Lichtenstein Strauss was born in Virginia in 1896.  His parents were Ashkenazi Jews.  When he was a child, Strauss was interested in physics. He wanted to become a scientist but sold shoes instead.  In World War One, Strauss worked for Herbert Hoover. He also helped Hoover try to become President of the United States of America in the 1920s.  After Strauss's mother died of cancer, he met Leó Szilárd because he wanted to learn if radiation could be used to cure cancer.