Quote from a_person:
it of course does not take into account that virtually all this "free" money were used on defense. It certainly does not explain the fact that every forth Nobel prize winner is jewish or half jewish, it ignores the fact that the "free money" from arab annual oil profits far exceed the total amount of aid Israel got in its 60 years of existence (and yet no nobel prize winners in the Arabstan)...
Nevertheless imagining for a second that you're right and all this Israeli scientific success is due to american aid only - great call uncle Sam, you invested in the right people and your investment has paid off beyond your wildest expectations.