The Trinity Test
About this photograph
- Date created
- July 16, 1945
- Location
- New Mexico
- License
- This work is believed to be in the public domain. Users are advised to make their own copyright assessment and to understand their rights to fair use.
- Source
- Original image housed by Wikipedia
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On July 16, 1945, the first test of an atomic bomb took place at the Alamagordo Bombing Range. Robert Oppenheimer called it the Trinity Test. This photograph shows the explosion that took place in New Mexico’s desert.
