Project Gutenberg 1996-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 189 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.) Reading ease score: 45.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Nuclear weapons -- Testing Atomic bomb -- New Mexico -- Testing Radioactive fallout -- New Mexico QC U Text World War II Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 105977 2025-07-01T05:45:51.721726 text/html 105798 105799 2025-01-01T06:00:18.613091 2023-10-01T05:36:20.449354 text/html text/html 114517 2025-07-01T05:45:56.678736 application/epub+zip 113636 2025-07-01T05:45:54.283732 application/epub+zip 94057 2025-07-01T05:45:53.184738 application/epub+zip 219609 2025-07-01T05:45:58.447709 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 210118 2025-07-01T05:45:56.075704 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 169620 2022-09-01T06:21:36.790451 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 91165 2025-07-01T05:45:51.491737 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 91086 2021-01-01T09:41:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 31296 2021-01-01T09:41:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18417 2025-07-01T05:45:58.569709 application/rdf+xml 13238 2025-07-01T05:45:53.757746 image/jpeg 3622 2025-07-01T05:45:53.428743 image/jpeg 111718 2025-07-01T05:45:51.731743 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog