Birthplace of the Atomic Bomb : A Complete History of the Trinity Test Site
Birthplace of the Atomic Bomb : A Complete History of the Trinity Test Site
by William S. Loring
English | 2019 | ISBN: 1476675511 | 446 Pages | PDF | 26 MB
by William S. Loring
English | 2019 | ISBN: 1476675511 | 446 Pages | PDF | 26 MB
It was not Robert Oppenheimer who built the bomb—it was engineers, chemists and young physicists in their twenties, many not yet having earned a degree. The first atomic bomb was originally conceived as a backup device, a weapon not then currently achievable. The remote Trinity Site—the birthplace of the bomb—was used as a test range for U.S. bombers before the first nuclear device was secretly detonated. After the blast, locals speculated that the flash and rumble were caused by colliding B-29s, while Manhattan Project officials nervously measured high levels of offsite radiation.
Drawing on original documents, many recently declassified, the author sheds new light on a pivotal moment in history—now approaching its 75th anniversary—told from the point of view of the men who inaugurated the Atomic Age in the New Mexico desert.