Witnessing Trinity. The test’s success was met with surprise, relief, fear
- 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
Similar Records
Trinity 78th Anniversary: re-discovered and newly edited unclassified footage shows use of tanks to collect radioactive samples immediately after Trinity test (Rev. 1)
Visit Lab’s new Trinity website for videos, posters, stories and more
76th anniversary of Trinity test Dawn of the Atomic Age commemorated with new stories, plus printable posters
Technical Report
·
Thu Jul 13 00:00:00 EDT 2023
·
OSTI ID:1989137
Visit Lab’s new Trinity website for videos, posters, stories and more
Technical Report
·
Thu Jul 09 00:00:00 EDT 2020
·
OSTI ID:1638608
76th anniversary of Trinity test Dawn of the Atomic Age commemorated with new stories, plus printable posters
Technical Report
·
Tue Jul 06 00:00:00 EDT 2021
·
OSTI ID:1805717