But the tests were successful, no one was injured, and a monument was erected at the site of the explosion to commemorate the first atomic bomb in human history. Testing the world's first nuclear ...

The Soviet Union detonated its first atomic bomb, known in the West as Joe-1, on Aug. 29, 1949, at Semipalatinsk Test Site, in Kazakhstan. The Soviets called their first atomic test "First Lightning." ...

with the successful testing of the most powerful weapon known to man. "Gadget," the first atomic bomb — a 6-foot sphere with a grapefruit-sized Plutonium core, covered in cables — was born out ...

At 0530, 16 July 1945, in a remote section of the Alamogordo Air Base, New Mexico, the first full-scale test was made of the implosion type atomic fission bomb ... from the site -- he overheard ...

Noa Yamanishi, a second-year student at the same high school, said she covered her ears during the scene of the world’s first atomic bomb test. “That scene alone was terrifying enough for me ...

The story of the atomic bomb. Told through the scientists and spies who changed history. The race to beat the Nazis and stolen secrets. Show more The story of the atomic bomb. Told through the ...