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klaus fuchs

 

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Noun klaus fuchs has 1 sense
  1. Fuchs, Klaus Fuchs, Emil Klaus Julius Fuchs - British physicist who was born in Germany and fled Nazi persecution; in the 1940s he passed secret information to the USSR about the development of the atom bomb in the United States (1911-1988)
    --1 is a kind of physicist

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Klaus Fuchs

Description:

Klaus Fuchs refers to a prominent figure in the field of nuclear physics who played a significant role during World War II and the Cold War era. Fuchs was a German-born theoretical physicist who later became a naturalized British citizen. He is renowned for his involvement in sharing classified information about the atomic bomb with Soviet agents.

Sample Sentences:

  • During World War II, Klaus Fuchs worked on the Manhattan Project, contributing to the development of the atomic bomb.
  • Due to his espionage activities, Klaus Fuchs was arrested in 1950 and sentenced to imprisonment for his betrayal of classified information.
  • Klaus Fuchs' actions had a profound impact on the global balance of power during the Cold War.

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