Atomic Spies, Part 1/2: The Klaus Fuchs Effect | WW2
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The Life and Times of Klaus Fuchs
When Klaus Fuchs was 13, he showed immense academic promise. By the time Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany in January 1933, his family were already in danger owing to their engagement in left-wing politics. He was a student activist and was quickly on the Gestapo's hit list. So he fled first to France and then to Bristol in England. Rudolph Piles was only four years older than Fuchs but when you're very young in science, four years is quite a significant amount. Like Fuchs, Piles' destiny was also determined by the rise of fascism.
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