Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Birth of the Bomb


The first atomic bomb was exploded on this date, July 16, in 1945.

In the first photo, the bomb in its tower.

In the second, witnesses examine the remains of the tower after the blast. They include scientists who built it, like Robert Oppenheimer (in the incongruous white hat) and General Leslie Groves, military commander of the project, who would make a career out of lying about the power and radiation effects of atomic explosions.
Photos from Wired magazine.Posted by Picasa

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