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Fuchs

noun

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). Synonyms: Emil Klaus Julius Fuchs, Klaus Fuchs.

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... improved early in the century, and since this improvement served as a decided stimulus to the study of microscopic life, among other organisms studied, bacteria received some attention. Ehrenberg, Dujardin, Fuchs, Perty, and others left the impress of their work upon bacteriology even before the middle of the century. It is true that Schwann shrewdly drew conclusions as to the relation of microscopic organisms to ...

— The Story Of Germ Life • H. W. Conn

... uncle and manager, Mr. Fuchs—a name as famous in its way as Martello's—was known for his gentleness and adored and coddled and pampered by the Three Graces, who, at a sign from "Nunkie," as they called him, joyously rushed to practice, taking a pride in pleasing their ...

— The Bill-Toppers • Andre Castaigne

... silk was heard; and then the quick step of the Countess Fuchs, whose duty it was to accompany the empress to the threshold of her council-chamber, and to close ...

— Joseph II. and His Court • L. Muhlbach

Words linked to "Fuchs" : Emil Klaus Julius Fuchs, physicist