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What happened when the Trinity test bomb detonated, from the creation of green glass to fallout that drifted over 1,000 miles

At approximately 5:30 a.m. on July 16, 1945, the world's first atomic bomb exploded in the New Mexican desert. It was bright, hot, and loud. Scientists and military personnel crouched nearby in ...
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Trinity Site’s first atomic rehearsal blast occurred quietly on May 7, 1945

The first atomic bomb was tested 80 years ago at Trinity Site on July 16, 1945. However, most of us are not familiar with the Trinity Site simulation explosion weeks earlier on May 7, 1945. The ...
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'Lord, these affairs are hard on the heart': How Manhattan Project scientists reacted to the world's first atomic bomb test

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The first atomic bomb was tested in the early hours of July 16, 1945, at Trinity Site in New ...