Trinity test device
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The Trinity test device was the first nuclear explosive ever detonated, a plutonium-based implosion bomb tested by the Manhattan Project in July 1945.
Aliases (2)
- Trinity nuclear test ×9
- Trinity test ×7
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
atomic bomb
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nuclear explosive device → plutonium implosion bomb → |
| associatedWith |
World War II
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nuclear weapons development → |
| codeName |
The Gadget
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| coreShape |
solid plutonium core
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| craterDepth |
about 1.5 meters
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| craterDiameter |
about 80 meters
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| designType |
implosion-type nuclear weapon
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| developer |
Los Alamos Laboratory
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Manhattan Engineer District → |
| diameter |
about 1.5 meters
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| explosiveLensType |
high-explosive lenses
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| firstOf |
first nuclear explosive ever detonated
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| fissileMaterial |
plutonium-239
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| hasComponent |
detonators
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explosive lenses → neutron initiator → plutonium pit → steel containment shell → tamper → |
| historicalSignificance |
marked beginning of nuclear age
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| influenced |
Fat Man nuclear bomb
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| length |
about 3.25 meters
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| locationRelativeTo |
about 35 miles southeast of Socorro, New Mexico
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| mountedOn |
100-foot steel tower
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| mushroomCloudHeight |
about 12 kilometers
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| partOf |
Manhattan Project
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| producedMaterial |
trinitite
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| purpose |
proof-of-concept test of implosion design
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| resultedIn |
successful nuclear detonation
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| safetyFeature |
remote detonation system
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| similarTo |
Fat Man bomb design
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| supervisedBy |
J. Robert Oppenheimer
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| testDate |
1945-07-16
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| testedAt |
Trinity test
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| testedBy |
United States Army
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United States Army Corps of Engineers → |
| testSite |
Jornada del Muerto desert
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New Mexico → White Sands Proving Ground → |
| testTime |
05:29:21 local time
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| testYield |
about 21 kilotons of TNT
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| usedExplosives |
Baratol
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Composition B → |
| weight |
about 5.4 metric tons
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