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History Dept: Trinity!
Today is the anniversary of the beginning of the atomic age, with the first detonation of a nuclear device. Nicknamed 'the gadget,' it was a ~20KT explosion at White Sands Proving Ground, NM.Wikipedia's article has more background, and seems well written. Posted by: Free Radical 2012-07-16 |
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