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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.
5 days ago · Designated NMSRCP. 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 ...
- July 16, 1945, (78 years ago)
- Trinity Site, New Mexico
1 day ago · With a population of 87,505 at the 2020 census, it is the fourth-most populous city in the state. [5] It is also the county seat of Santa Fe County. Its metropolitan area is part of the Albuquerque –Santa Fe– Los Alamos combined statistical area, which had a population of 1,162,523 in 2020.
- 6,998 ft (2,133 m)
- Santa Fe
May 6, 2024 · 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
4 days ago · Albuquerque is located in north-central New Mexico. To its east are the Sandia–Manzano Mountains. The Rio Grande flows north to south through its center, while the West Mesa and Petroglyph National Monument make up the western part of the city.
- 4,967 ft (1,514 m)
- New Mexico
2 days ago · Acapulco de Juárez ( Spanish: [akaˈpulko ðe ˈxwaɾes] ⓘ ), commonly called Acapulco, Guerrero ( / ˌækəˈpʊlkoʊ / AK-ə-PUUL-koh, [2] [3] US also / ˌɑːk -/ AHK-; [2] Nahuatl languages: Acapolco ), is a city and major seaport in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, 380 kilometres (240 mi) south of Mexico City.
Apr 26, 2024 · A replica of the first atomic test device, nicknamed the Gadget. Cody Cobb for The New York Times. The Atomic Museum makes clear the genius and necessity of developing awesome nuclear power while ...
