Science Source Stock Photo - Eyewitness Account, Trinity Atomic Test

Eyewitness Account, Trinity Atomic Test

Description: This is a typewritten account of the detonation of "Trinity," the first atomic device, on July 16, 1945, written by physicist Luis W. Alvarez, who witnessed it from a B-29 aircraft flying 24,000 feet over the site. In this report, Alvarez comments upon the detonation itself, the formation of the mushroom cloud, and the observations of the shock wave by the pilot and other passengers in the aircraft.

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National Archives and Records Administration/Science Source

Unique identifier: SS2329211

Legacy Identifier: BJ5041

Type: Image

Size: 2400px × 3017px (~20 MB)

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