Trinity
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Trinity was the codename for the first detonation of a nuclear weapon, conducted by the United States in New Mexico on July 16, 1945.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trinity canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
atomic bomb test
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ nuclear test ⓘ |
| aftermath | formation of radioactive glassy material known as trinitite ⓘ |
| associatedProgram | development of atomic bomb during World War II ⓘ |
| codeNameBy | J. Robert Oppenheimer ⓘ |
| codenameFor | first detonation of a nuclear weapon ⓘ |
| conflictContext | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1945-07-16 ⓘ |
| day | 16 ⓘ |
| detonationHeight | tower shot ⓘ |
| deviceNickname | The Gadget ⓘ |
| distanceFromAlamogordo | about 35 miles southeast of Alamogordo ⓘ |
| distanceFromSocorro | about 60 miles north of Socorro ⓘ |
| legacy |
beginning of the nuclear age
ⓘ
influenced postwar nuclear weapons testing programs ⓘ |
| location |
Jornada del Muerto desert
ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| militaryCommander |
Leslie R. Groves Jr.
ⓘ
surface form:
Leslie Groves
|
| month | July ⓘ |
| namedAfter | religious and literary references (including John Donne) ⓘ |
| operator |
Manhattan Project
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf | Manhattan Project ⓘ |
| preparationStartYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| producedMaterial | trinitite ⓘ |
| purpose | test of implosion-type plutonium bomb design ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
bombing of Hiroshima
ⓘ
atomic bombing of Nagasaki ⓘ
surface form:
bombing of Nagasaki
|
| result | successful detonation of nuclear device ⓘ |
| safetyConcerns | radioactive fallout ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated feasibility of plutonium implosion design used in Fat Man bomb
ⓘ
first nuclear explosion in history ⓘ |
| supervisingScientist | J. Robert Oppenheimer ⓘ |
| testEnvironment | desert ⓘ |
| testSeries | United States nuclear weapons testing ⓘ |
| testSite |
White Sands Missile Range
ⓘ
surface form:
White Sands Proving Ground
|
| testType | atmospheric nuclear test ⓘ |
| timeOfDetonation | 05:29 local time ⓘ |
| timeZone | Mountain War Time ⓘ |
| weaponTypeTested |
implosion-type nuclear weapon
ⓘ
plutonium implosion device ⓘ |
| year | 1945 ⓘ |
| yield |
about 21 kilotons of TNT
ⓘ
approximately 20 kilotons of TNT ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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