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Witnessing Trinity. The test’s success was met with surprise, relief, fear

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1635504· OSTI ID:1635504
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  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

They witnessed the moment the world changed forever. A few hundred scientists, engineers and soldiers gathered in the New Mexico desert during the early morning hours of July 16, 1945. It was the culmination of years of work at a secret lab in Los Alamos led by J. Robert Oppenheimer.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
89233218CNA000001
OSTI ID:
1635504
Report Number(s):
LA-UR--20-24666
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English