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Title

The First Atomic Bomb

Description

1/40th of a second after detonation at the Trinity site in New Mexico.

Subject

  • Trinity Test
  • Events (Historical)

Credits

Association of Los Alamos Scientists. Records, asas-03080-002, asas-03080-003, asas-03080-004, asas-03080-005, Special Collections Center, University of Chicago Library.

Type

Collage

Associated Lesson

Gamma Ray History

This material is based upon work supported by NASA under Grant Nos. NNX09AD33G and NNX10AE80G issued through the SMD ROSES 2009 Program.

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