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Title: 76th anniversary of Trinity test Dawn of the Atomic Age commemorated with new stories, plus printable posters

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1805717· OSTI ID:1805717
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  1. 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