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Trinity Site Test Reveals First Atomic Blast 24 Years Ago
The Trinity test near Los Alamos New Mexico on July 16 1945 marked the birth of the atomic bomb. Witnesses recall an intense blinding light and a thunderous roar as debris and a mushroom cloud rose over the desert. Scientists including Enrico Fermi described the moment with awe while observers faced the shock wave and unprecedented spectacle.
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Trinity Site
N.M
New Mexico
Norris Bradbury
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratories
Beadbury
Los Alamos
San Antonio
Jose Micra
Potsdam
Trumany
Robert Oppenheimer
California
San Nicholas Island
San Luis Valley
Colorado
Texas
Trinity
Carrizovo
Rabi
Kenneth Grieson
Grieson
Kenneth Bainbridge
Joe McKibben
Erie
Raverhead
Enrico Fermi