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Osterreich, Elva

 
9781467144421: The Manhattan Project Trinity Test: Witnessing the Bomb in New Mexico
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ISBN 10 : 1467144428 ISBN 13 : 9781467144421
Editeur : History Press, 2020

Synopsis

Brigadier General Thomas Farrell described the Trinity Test explosion unprecedented, magnificent, beautiful, stupendous and terrifying.".

At 5:29 a.m. on July 16, 1945, the Trinity Test explosion of the first atomic bomb changed the world forever. The dropping of the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan followed soon after, but it was the first blast in what is now known as White Sands Missile Range that marked the beginning of the end of World War II. In southern New Mexico, although the Manhattan Project was still top secret, everyday people witnessed the test, experienced its light and power, felt the earth move and knew the world had changed. Author Elva K. Österreich shares the stories of their experience and how their lives were transformed..

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À propos de l'auteur

Elva K. Österreich is a journalist, photographer and editor in southern New Mexico. She has written thousands of articles about the state's history, people and environment, and she especially loves the stories she hears from the old-timers. Österreich is a member the New Mexico Humanities Council, has a poetry blog and has served as a La Leche League leader and as an organizer with the Alamogordo Speaker's Series.

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Éditeur
History Press
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1467144428
ISBN 13 
9781467144421
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
128
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