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Atomic Bomb Test

Fritz Goro1945-09

LIFE Photo Collection

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, atomic bomb project dir., holding a cigarette, while standing near NY Times reporter, William Laurence (L) during press party visit of A-bomb explosion site two months after the first test in the desert.

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  • Title: Atomic Bomb Test
  • Date: 1945-09
  • Location: Alamogordo, NM, US
  • Physical Dimensions: B/W TRANSMISSION
  • Subject Keywords: Atomic Energy, Special Collections, Bomb Tests, William L. Laurence, American, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Reporters, Press, Icp Donation, New Mexico, 1940s
  • Publisher: TimeLife
  • Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
  • Provider: LIFE
  • Photographer: Fritz Goro
  • Original ID: TimeLife_image_5504024
  • Credits: LIFE
  • Copyright: © Time Inc.
LIFE Photo Collection

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