Allan Nunn May
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Allan Nunn May was a British physicist who became one of the first and most significant atomic spies, passing nuclear secrets from the UK to the Soviet Union during and after World War II.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Allan Nunn May canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
atomic spy
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human ⓘ physicist ⓘ spy ⓘ |
| charge | breach of the Official Secrets Act ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
espionage
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violating the British Official Secrets Act ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
British government records
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histories of nuclear espionage ⓘ |
| educatedAt | King’s College London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
NERFINISHED
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King’s College London NERFINISHED ⓘ Montreal Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ Tube Alloys project NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | May NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
nuclear physics
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physics ⓘ |
| givenName | Allan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | Soviet atomic bomb project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | communism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Communist Party of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first major atomic spies
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passing information on nuclear reactor design to the Soviet Union ⓘ passing information on plutonium production to the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| notableWork | passing nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| occupation |
physicist
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spy ⓘ university lecturer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Manhattan Project (via British-Canadian work)
NERFINISHED
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Tube Alloys NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| partOf | early Cold War espionage cases ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
arrest for espionage in the United Kingdom
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imprisonment in the United Kingdom ⓘ trial for passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| spiedFor | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Canada
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
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