- Bomb - Wikipedia
The first large scale dropping of bombs took place during World War I starting in 1915 with the German Zeppelin airship raids on London, England, and the same war saw the invention of the first heavy bombers
- Manhattan Project | Definition, Scientists, Timeline, Locations, Facts . . .
Manhattan Project, U S government research project (1942–45) that produced the first atomic bombs The project’s name was derived from its initial location at Columbia University, where much of the early research was done
- The first atomic bomb test is successfully exploded - HISTORY
On July 16, 1945, at 5:29:45 a m , the Manhattan Project yields explosive results as the first atom bomb is successfully tested in Alamogordo, New Mexico
- 78 Years Ago, the First Nuclear Bomb Changed the World Forever - Inverse
It was a little before dawn This strange, early daybreak was the Trinity Test: humanity’s first encounter with the atomic bomb
- 80 Years Ago: The First Atomic Explosion, 16 July 1945 | National . . .
Washington, D C , July 16, 2025 - Early in the morning of 16 July 1945, 80 years ago, the U S Manhattan Project staged the first test of a nuclear weapon in the New Mexican desert It was the first trial of a plutonium implosion weapon—the same weapon type that devastated Nagasaki a few weeks later
- AtomicBombMuseum. org - The Bombings
There were actually two new bombs, one using uranium, the other plutonium, with different triggering devices for each The main research and production sites were Los Alamos, New Mexico; Hanford, Washington; and Oak Ridge, Tennessee
- History of nuclear weapons - Wikipedia
The first hydrogen bombs were similarly massive and complicated This ratio of one plane to one bomb was still fairly impressive in comparison with conventional, non-nuclear weapons, but against other nuclear-armed countries it was considered a grave danger
- The First Atomic Bombs Used During World War II | Britannica
This infographic provides a brief history of the development, testing, and use of the earliest atomic bombs by the U S government
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