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Harry Gold, Atomic Spy for Soviet Union

Harry Gold (December 11, 1910 - August 28, 1972) was a laboratory chemist and spy for Soviet spy rings during the Manhattan Project. In 1950, Klaus Fuchs was arrested in England and charged with espionage. He confessed that while working in the US during WWII he had passed information about the atom bomb to the Soviet Union. He denied working with other spies, except for a courier who collected information from him. When shown photographs of suspects, including Gold, he failed to identify him as the courier, but did so after subsequent prompting. Under interrogation, Gold admitted that he had been involved in espionage since 1934 and had helped Fuchs pass information to Soviet General Consul Anatoli Yakovlev. His confession led to the arrest of David Greenglass whose testimony resulted in the arrest, trial, and execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. In 1951, Gold was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment. He was paroled in 1965 and died in 1972 at the age of 62.
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Harry Gold, Atomic Spy for Soviet Union
Harry Gold (December 11, 1910 - August 28, 1972) was a laboratory chemist and spy for Soviet spy rings during the Manhattan Project. In 1950, Klaus Fuchs was arrested in England and charged with espionage. He confessed that while working in the US during WWII he had passed information about the atom bomb to the Soviet Union. He denied working with other spies, except for a courier who collected information from him. When shown photographs of suspects, including Gold, he failed to identify him as the courier, but did so after subsequent prompting. Under interrogation, Gold admitted that he had been involved in espionage since 1934 and had helped Fuchs pass information to Soviet General Consul Anatoli Yakovlev. His confession led to the arrest of David Greenglass whose testimony resulted in the arrest, trial, and execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. In 1951, Gold was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment. He was paroled in 1965 and died in 1972 at the age of 62.
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3096 x 4200 px | 37.2 MB
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26.2 x 35.6 cm | 10.3 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)