Emily Seyl's richly illustrated history of the Trinity Test reveals how the Manhattan Project transformed innovation—and ...

Eighty years after the first atomic bomb was detonated in New Mexico, we're still feeling the political and scientific ...

At approximately 5:30 a.m. on July 16, 1945, the world's first atomic bomb exploded in the New Mexican desert. It was bright, hot, and loud. Scientists and military personnel crouched nearby in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first atomic bomb was tested 80 years ago at Trinity Site on July 16, 1945. However, most of us are not familiar with the ...

America 250: The history and impact of Los Alamos ...