At the heart of the New Mexico desert lies the site where the atomic age began. The Trinity test was more than just an explosion—it was the moment that changed global power forever. This visit to ...

On July 16, 1945 humans detonated our first nuclear weapon. Code named Trinity, the detonation released the energy equivalent to 20 kilotons of TNT and was hot enough to turn sand into glass.

A 1946 ad in Mechanix Illustrated offered jewelry made of “‘atomsite,’ the atomic-fused glass from the Trinity Site.” But the “-ite” suffix asked for something more specific than ...

There are interactive exhibits that allow visitors to get hands-on experience with nuclear ... that held "Gadget" the first nuclear bomb during it's test at the Trinity test site.

The film tells the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist who led the effort to build the first atomic bomb, tested in July 1945 at Trinity site in New Mexico. Featuring candid ...

Emily Hanson, nuclear medical technologist lead, was named the March Employee of the Month at UnityPoint Health — Trinity ...