Full Name: Klaus Emil Julius Fuchs
Profession: Theoretical Physicist and Atomic Spy
Biography: Klaus Fuchs was a German theoretical physicist who, apart from his important contributions to the development of nuclear weapons, is best known as a spy for the Soviet Union.
He provided a great deal of information from inside the Manhattan Project to intelligence agencies and scientists in the Soviet Union.
Born: December 29, 1911
Birthplace: Rüsselsheim, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Capricorn
Died: January 28, 1988 (aged 76)
Historical Events
- 1950-02-03 Nuclear physicist Klaus Fuchs arrested on spying charges
- 1950-03-01 Klaus Fuchs sentenced in London to 14 years for atomic espionage
- 1959-06-23 Convicted Manhattan Project spy Klaus Fuchs is released after only nine years in prison and allowed to emigrate to Dresden, East Germany, where he resumed a scientific career
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