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You probably mean Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. They were actually atom spies, passing technology in this area to the Russians.
Ethel Rosenberg was the person who played the minor role in the passing of the atomic secrets to the Soviet. He was later convicted for passing the atomic secrets to the Soviets.
Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg and her husband Julius Rosenberg were convicted and executed in 1953 on charges of passing information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union. Ethel and Julius were American Jewish communists. This was incidentally the first execution of civilians for espionage in the United States history.
passing secrets about nuclear science to the Soviets
Julius Rosenberg and Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg were American communists who were executed in 1953 for conspiracy to commit espionage. The charges related to passing information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union. (Wikipedia)For the source and more detailed information concerning your request, click under the related links section (Wikipedia) indicated directly below this answer section.
Their names were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
passing secrets about nuclear science to the Soviets.
They were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the U.S.S.R.
They were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the U.S.S.R.
passing secrets about nuclear science to the Soviets.
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were charged, convicted, and executed for espionage, specifically for passing information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union during the Cold War. They were found guilty of conspiracy to commit espionage and sentenced to death in 1953.
Husband & wife were executed for passing the A-bomb secrets to the USSR. The US was wondering how the Soviets got the "bomb" so quick, now they knew...spies.