Trinity Test Historical Documents

On July 16, 1945, in the New Mexico desert, the first atomic device was tested.

Preparations

• Preparations for the July 16 Test - K. T. Bainbridge
• Health and Monitoring Organization and Preparations - Louis H. Hempelmann, M. D
• Procedure for Final Assembly - K. T. Bainbridge
• Final Preparations for Rehearsals and Test - K. T. Bainbridge

Observations

• Enrico Fermi's Observation of Trinity Test
• Luis Alvarez's Observation of Trinity Test
• Edward McMillan's Observation of Trinity Test
• Phillip Morrison's Observation of Trinity Test
• Robert Serber's Observation of Trinity Test
• Victor Weisskopf's Observation of Trinity Test

Post Test Summaries

• General Groves' Report on Trinity Test
• War Department Release on New Mexico Test
• Trinity by Kenneth Bainbridge (pdf 4.2 Mb)

Contents

• The Story of Trinity
• Photographs
• Historical Documents
• Selected Biographies
• Trinity Test Movie
• Trinity Site Maps
• Bibliography
• Other Online Sources
• About This Site

Related Reading

The Making of the Atomic Bomb
by Richard Rhodes

Critical Assembly: A Technical History of Los Alamos
by Lillian Hoddeson, Roger A. Meade, et. al.