Trinity at 81: How the first atomic test ushered in the nuclear age

In 1945, the Trinity test signified the beginning of the nuclear age and marked the successful output of the Manhattan ...
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World's first nuclear explosion forged an 'impossible' crystal that's like nothing else on Earth

At 5:29am on July 16, 1945, humanity entered a dangerous new era as the world's very first nuclear explosion blossomed over New Mexico. As the blast, known as the Trinity nuclear test, vaporised the ...
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Scientists Found a New Type of Crystal Formed by the World’s First Nuclear Explosion

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Just before dawn on July 16, 1945, an eerie silence fell over the desert at an Air Force base near Alamogordo, New Mexico. Anticipation hung thick in ...
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The World's First Nuclear Explosion Forged an 'Impossible' Crystal

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The only well-exposed color image of the Trinity test. (Jack W. Aeby/Manhattan Project/Public Domain) We don't always get to ...