Project Gutenberg 1996-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 121 Maag, Carl R. Rohrer, Steve Project Trinity, 1945-1946 "Project Trinity, 1945-1946" by Carl R. Maag and Steve Rohrer is a historical account detailing the first atmospheric nuclear weapons test conducted by the United States during the late 1940s. This book outlines the efforts surrounding Project Trinity, specifically documenting the activities, participants, and safety measures taken during the test conducted at the Alamogordo Bombing Range in New Mexico on July 16, 1945. The content revolves around the scientific advancements and military coordination that defined this crucial moment in nuclear history. The book elaborates on various aspects of Project Trinity, starting with the preparation and organization of personnel, which included approximately 1,000 military and civilian participants. It describes the pre-shot activities leading up to the detonation, the actual event, and the post-detonation monitoring for radiation exposure. Notable figures such as Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and Major General Leslie Groves are mentioned, as well as the implementation of rigorous radiation safety protocols. The report highlights the scientific and diagnostic experiments conducted to assess the effects of the nuclear detonation, alongside dosimetry data detailing the radiation exposures received by the participants, thus encapsulating the complexity and significance of the project in the broader context of nuclear weapon development. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Nuclear weapons -- Testing Atomic bomb -- New Mexico -- Testing Radioactive fallout -- New Mexico QC U Text World War II Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Science - General 105797 105806 2024-09-01T05:54:02.719971 2023-10-01T05:36:20.308359 text/html text/html 105790 105799 2024-09-01T05:54:02.880977 2023-10-01T05:36:20.449354 text/html text/html 91096 2024-09-01T05:54:06.452964 application/epub+zip 90458 2024-09-01T05:54:04.079975 application/epub+zip 90458 2024-09-01T05:54:03.319993 application/epub+zip 179141 2024-09-01T05:54:08.230966 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 169642 2024-09-01T05:54:05.959959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 169620 2022-09-01T06:21:36.790451 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 91165 91193 2024-09-01T05:54:02.524975 2023-10-01T05:36:20.143346 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 91086 2021-01-01T09:41:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 31296 2021-01-01T09:41:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17935 2024-09-01T05:54:08.364940 application/rdf+xml 13318 2024-09-01T05:54:03.664978 image/jpeg 3629 2024-09-01T05:54:03.490971 image/jpeg 90665 2024-09-01T05:54:02.889973 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog