Trinity (nuclear test)
Also known as: Trinity Test · The Trinity Test · Trinity nuclear test · Trinity Explosion
- 1The test occurred on July 16, 1945, at 5:29 a.m. Mountain War Time.
- 2It was the first-ever detonation of a nuclear weapon.
- 3The device tested was an implosion-design plutonium bomb known as the gadget.
- 4The name was assigned by J. Robert Oppenheimer.
Trinity was the first detonation of a nuclear weapon, conducted by the United States Army at 5:29 a.m.
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first successful detonation of a nuclear weapon
This July 1945 test in New Mexico was the culmination of the Manhattan Project's research and development efforts.
Trinity was the historic first detonation of a nuclear weapon, marking the successful culmination of the Manhattan Project. Conducted by the United States Army on July 16, 1945, the test took place at 5:29 a.m. Mountain War Time to verify the viability of an implosion-design plutonium bomb.
NARA's caption is incorrect. Jumbo was not an atomic device, but a steel container. It was positioned near the actual explosive device to study how it would be affected by the explosion.Wikimedia Commons; Unknown author Unknown author or not provided; U.S. National Archives and Records Administration; Public domain; Wikimedia Commons: Category:Trinity testWikimedia Commons file from Category:Trinity test for Trinity (nuclear test).Wikimedia Commons; Public domain; Wikimedia Commons: Category:Trinity testPA-98-0520 — Trinity Site explosion , 0.016 second after explosion, July 16, 1945. The viewed hemisphere's highest point in this image is about 200 meters high.Wikimedia Commons; Berlyn Brixner / Los Alamos National Laboratory; http://www.lanl.gov/orgs/pa/photos/images/PA-98-0520.jpeg; Public domain; Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata P18 (image) The device, nicknamed the gadget, utilized the same complex technology later employed in the Fat Man bomb. The test was deemed necessary due to concerns regarding the reliability of the sophisticated design. The name Trinity was chosen by J. Robert Oppenheimer, possibly drawing inspiration from the poetry of John Donne.