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Destroyer of Worlds: Oppenheimer

Jul 14, 2023 · 1h 13m 28s
Destroyer of Worlds: Oppenheimer
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On July 16, 1945, at 5:29 am, the world’s first atomic bomb detonated in the New Mexico desert releasing a level of destructive power previously unknown to humanity. The first...

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On July 16, 1945, at 5:29 am, the world’s first atomic bomb detonated in the New Mexico desert releasing a level of destructive power previously unknown to humanity. The first successful test of an atomic bomb, known as the Trinity Test, emitted as much energy as 21,000 tons of TNT and created a fireball that measured roughly 2,000 feet in diameter. That day, the world changed forever.

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American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer; May 1, 2006by Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin

The Manhattan Project: The Birth of the Atomic Bomb in the Words of Its Creators, Eyewitnesses, and Historians; July 7, 2020by Cynthia C. Kelly


https://www.archives.gov/news/topics/hiroshima-nagasaki-75


https://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/92/uranium
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