Trinity test

Deutsch: Der Trinity-Test war der erste Test einer Kernwaffe und brachte die Menschheit in das Zeitalter der Atombombe. Der Test wurde am 16. Juli 1945 von den USA durchgeführt.

English: The "Trinity" test was the first ever nuclear test, conducted by the United States on July 16, 1945, in New Mexico.

Español: La prueba Trinity fue la primer prueba de un arma nuclear. Tuvo lugar el 16 de julio de 1945.

Français : Trinity était le nom de code du premier essai atomique de l'histoire. L'explosion eut lieu le 16 juillet 1945 à Alamogordo au Nouveau-Mexique dans le désert Jornada del Muerto.

Magyar: A Trinity, vagyis "Szentháromság" teszt volt az első nukleáris teszt, 1945. Július 16.-án, az USA területén található New Mexico területén.

Nederlands: Trinity was de codenaam van de eerste atoombom die tot ontploffing werd gebracht. Dat de atoombom echt werkte, werd duidelijk toen men op 16 juli 1945.

Svenska: Trinity är den plats där man genomförde det första kärnvapentestet, den 16 juli 1945.

Preparation

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  Location of the "Trinity" test.
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  Map of the "Trinity" test.
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  The "Trinity" test basecamp.
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  The "Trinity" tower.
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  The "Trinity" device being unloaded at the shot tower.
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  Herbert Lehr delivering the plutonium pit to the clean room at the McDonald ranch house.
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  Herb Lehr and Harry Daghlian loading the assembled tamper plug into a car for transport to the shot tower.
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  Louis Slotin and Herbert Lehr with Gadget prior to insertion of tamper plug.
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  Herb Lehr, Harry Daghlian, and Louis Slotin during insertion of tamper plug into explosives assembly.
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  Mattresses are stacked under the Gadget prior to hoisting it to the top of the shot tower.
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  Gadget is hoisted to the top of the shot tower.
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  A partially assembled "gadget" at the top of the tower.
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  A more full assembled "gadget".
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  Sketch of the "Jumbo" device.
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  "Jumbo" brought to the site.
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  The "Jumbo" device.
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  The "Jumbo" device.

Detonation

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  A frame of the "Trinity" fireball, .025 seconds after detonation.
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  Film strip of the first second or so of the explosion.
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  The fireball ten seconds after detonation.
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  The fireball 15 seconds after detonation.
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  A somewhat blurry rare color photograph of the "Trinity" explosion.
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  One of the few color photographs of the "Trinity" explosion.
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  Another version of the preceding, less cropped.
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  Version similar to previous, but in black and white.

Results

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  Aerial view of the "Trinity" crater after the blast.
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  J. Robert Oppenheimer and others at the site of the "Trinity" explosion.
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  Two men at the "Trinity" crater.
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  "Jumbo" after the test.
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  Fallout around "Trinity" site.
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  Cattle exposed to "Trinity" fallout.
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  The monument at the "Trinity" site today.
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  A tourist day in 2001.