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3 days ago · Manhattan District The Trinity test of the Manhattan Project on 16 July 1945 was the first detonation of a nuclear weapon. Active 1942–1946 Disbanded 15 August 1947 Country United States United Kingdom Canada Branch U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Garrison/HQ Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S. Anniversaries 13 August 1942 Engagements Allied invasion of Italy Allied invasion of France Allied invasion of ...
- 1942–1946
- Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.
1 day ago · December 20, 1968. Trinity was the code name of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon, conducted by the United States Army at 5:29 a.m. MWT [a] (11:29:21 GMT) on July 16, 1945, as part of the Manhattan Project . The test was of an implosion-design plutonium bomb, nicknamed the "gadget", of the same design as the Fat Man bomb later detonated ...
- July 16, 1945, (78 years ago)
- Trinity Site, New Mexico
1 day ago · Signature. J. Robert Oppenheimer (born Julius Robert Oppenheimer; / ˈɒpənhaɪmər / OP-ən-hy-mər; April 22, 1904 – February 18, 1967) was an American theoretical physicist. He was director of the Manhattan Project 's Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II and is often called the "father of the atomic bomb ". Born in New York City ...
4 days ago · Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, Albuquerque: Contact: 1997 Very Large Array, Socorro: Vampires: 1998 Socorro: The Staircase: 1998 Loretto Chapel, Santa Fe, New Mexico, El Rancho de las Golondrinas: The Hi-Lo Country: 1998 Taos, Las Vegas: Wild Wild West: 1999 Santa Fe, Cerro Pelon Ranch: The Tao of Steve: 2000 Santa Fe
5 days ago · Los Alamos County Recreation Division is organizing the 2024 Los Alamos County Fair and Rodeo Parade and we would love for you to join in on the fun! We invite you to join Los Alamos County and other partnering organizations on Aug. 3 to be in the parade! This hometown parade is a highlight of Los Alamos County’s Fair and Rodeo weekend.
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22 hours ago · Albuquerque is the medical hub of New Mexico, hosting numerous medical centers. The University of New Mexico Hospital is the largest hospital in New Mexico with 628 licensed beds and is the primary teaching hospital for the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, the state's only medical school. It provides the state's only residency ...
