Birth of Klaus Fuchs29 December 1911
Klaus Fuchs is born in Russelsheim in the German Empire.
Historical person
Klaus Fuchs Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Klaus Fuchs, based on 7 World History Database records associated with Germany.
7 records1911–19505 events1 places
Chronological biography
1911
German Physicist Born29 December 1911
The future theoretical physicist is born into a German family.
1943
Manhattan Project19 August 1943
Roosevelt and Winston Churchill sign Quebec Agreement & a team of British scientists join the Manhattan Project as a result, including Klaus Fuchs
1945
Manhattan Project1945
Convinced no single country should possess nuclear weapons so passes secrets to Russia
1950
Arrest of Klaus Fuchs1950
Arrested for passing information to the USSR
Arrest of Klaus Fuchs1 March 1950
Sentenced to serve 7 yrs in prison
Trial1 March 1950
Found guilty of passing British atomic secrets to Russian agents
Titles and roles
Physicist
Record provenance
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