The Trinity Test had some unexpected consequences, including the creation of radioactive rain found hundreds of miles away from the test site.

Robert J. Oppenheimer, born on April 22, 1904, is known as the father of the atomic bomb. Oppenheimer was awarded a PhD in theoretical physics and was interested in the emerging field of quantum physics. As a scientist at the University...

The decision to drop the Atomic bomb in Japan to end WWII are controversial to this day. Explore the decision that Harry Truman had to make and then make up your own mind.

Robert J. Oppenheimer, born on April 22, 1904, is known as the father of the atomic bomb. Oppenheimer was awarded a PhD in theoretical physics and was interested in the emerging field of quantum physics. As a scientist at the University...

Scripps News followed Dr. Michael Ketterer as he collected dust and dirt samples to analyze. He is looking for plutonium from the Trinity bomb test.

/ huge cloud of billowing smoke at night from the explosion of a nuclear bomb / light emits from the center while black clouds billow upward. First atomic bomb is tested at Trinity site on July 16, 1945 in Alamagordo, New Mexico (Footage...

/ WS of large factory buildings / military guard in front of factory building / view of open desert. America builds atomic bomb in several secret locations

/ View of the arid New Mexico desert / nuclear bomb explodes under cover of darkness at Trinity site / black smoke billows into the night sky. First atomic bomb is tested at Trinity site on July 16, 1945 in Alamagordo, New Mexico...

nuclear bomb exploding over desert First atomic bomb 'Trinity' being tested on July 17, 1945 in Alamogordo, New Mexico

[GHOC Episode L-07] Greatest Headlines of the Century title sequence / Title: "A-Bomb Dropped on Japan" with photo of mushroom cloud from atomic bomb test / VS US B-29s fly / ZI map of Hiroshima, Japan; circle of light shows zero point...