A-bomb is a photograph by Benjamin Yeager which was uploaded on April 29th, 2013.
A-bomb
This photo was taken of the first atomic bomb to be detonated at Bikini Atoll. Code-named Able, a bomb similar in most respects to Fat Man, which... more
Title
A-bomb
Artist
Benjamin Yeager
Medium
Photograph - Color Photo
Description
This photo was taken of the first atomic bomb to be detonated at Bikini Atoll. Code-named "Able", a bomb similar in most respects to "Fat Man," which was dropped on Nagasaki was detonated. On July 1, 1946, at about 8:45 AM, the first peacetime detonation of a nuclear ordnance occurred.
Original image courtesy of the Library of Congress.
Uploaded
April 29th, 2013
