Los Alamos National Laboratory is one of the sixteen research and development laboratories of the United States Department of Energy, located a short distance northwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, in the
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Aerial view of the original Technical Area (TA-1) in 1945
The first stages of the explosion of the Trinity nuclear test
Peacekeeper, Minuteman I and Minuteman III ICB Ms
Trinity (nuclear test)
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Trinity was the first detonation of a nuclear weapon, conducted by the United States Army at 5:29 a.m. Mountain War Time on July 16, 1945, as part of the Manhattan Project. The test was of an implosio
Los Alamos National Laboratory
…DOE), located a short distance northwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, in the American southwest. Best known for its central role in helping develop the first atomic bomb, LANL is one of the world's largest and most advanced scientific institutions. Los Alamos was established in 1943 as Project Y, a top-secret site for…
The only well-exposed color photograph of the Trinity test detonation, taken by Jack Aeby
Trinity Site obelisk
Trinity Site (red arrow) near Carrizozo Malpais
The Trinity test base camp