76th anniversary of Trinity test Dawn of the Atomic Age commemorated with new stories, plus printable posters
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
In the early morning hours 76 years ago, Los Alamos scientists, engineers, and staff successfully detonated The Gadget — a plutonium, implosion-type nuclear weapon — in the New Mexico desert during the Trinity Test on July 16, 1945.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- 89233218CNA000001
- OSTI ID:
- 1805717
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-21-26330
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Thu Jul 09 00:00:00 EDT 2020
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OSTI ID:1638608
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OSTI ID:1635508
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Thu Jul 13 00:00:00 EDT 2023
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OSTI ID:1989137